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What is euphony?

  • A type of figurative language
  • A form of dramatic irony
  • An unpleasant sound in language
  • Agreeable sound in phonetic quality (correct)

    • What does exposition provide in a story?

  • Background information for understanding (correct)
  • Detailed character descriptions
  • Conflict and climax
  • A summary of events

    • Which of the following best describes a flat character?

  • A character who embodies irony
  • A character defined by a single idea or quality (correct)
  • A character who undergoes significant development
  • A character with complex motivations

    • What is hyperbole commonly used for?

    <p>To exaggerate for effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does foreshadowing function in a narrative?

    <p>It indicates a future event or outcome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines a metaphor?

    <p>A direct comparison between two unrelated things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following exemplifies irony?

    <p>An outcome that contradicts the expected result</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of imagery in literature?

    <p>To create sensory impressions through related images</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using polysyndeton in a sentence?

    <p>To emphasize each member of a series equally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which description best fits a round character?

    <p>A character with complexity that can surprise the reader</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In literature, what does a symbol represent?

    <p>An idea while retaining its own literal meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does situational irony involve in a narrative?

    <p>The contrast between expectation and reality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of a simile?

    <p>She is as brave as a lion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the theme differ from the tone in a literary work?

    <p>Theme is the central idea, while tone is the author's attitude</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does repetition play in a narrative?

    <p>It emphasizes key points or themes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the acronym TSPFASTT stand for in poetry analysis?

    <p>Title, Speaker, Purpose, Form, Audience, Shift, Theme, Tone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an adage or proverb express?

    <p>An accepted collective truth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes a narrative that operates on two levels of meaning?

    <p>Allegory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds?

    <p>Alliteration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to an indirect reference that expects the reader's familiarity with the subject?

    <p>Allusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of assuaging meaning through vowel sound repetition?

    <p>The items 'fake' and 'lake'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of anaphora in writing?

    <p>To enhance the flow with rhythmic repetition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does antagonism typically signify in literature?

    <p>A character or force in conflict with the protagonist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure describes language without rhyme but in a specific meter?

    <p>Blank Verse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a dead metaphor?

    <p>A metaphor that is so overused that its original impact has been lost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does mood in literature typically get created?

    <p>By the writer's word choice and selected details</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines an extended metaphor?

    <p>A metaphor developed at length with several points of comparison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes personification?

    <p>Assigning human traits or characteristics to inanimate things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best captures a paradox?

    <p>It presents a seemingly contradictory situation that is true.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an oxymoron?

    <p>A wise fool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of a parable?

    <p>To provide a lesson through a short story</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a periodic sentence?

    <p>It places the main idea at the end after introductory details</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'cacophony' refer to in literary composition?

    <p>The use of harsh or discordant sounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between direct and indirect characterization?

    <p>Direct characterization states traits, while indirect implies them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In literature, which of the following best defines 'climax'?

    <p>A moment of great intensity and turning point</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is 'connotation' different from 'denotation'?

    <p>Connotation refers to possible associations or implied meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of 'diction' in writing?

    <p>It relates to an author's choice of words and their arrangement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'didactic' literature aim to achieve?

    <p>To teach a specific lesson or model behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best defines 'enjambment'?

    <p>The continuation of a line without a pause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'concrete language' emphasize in writing?

    <p>Observable and specific details</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Vocabulary

    • Adage/Proverb: A well-known saying expressing a widely accepted truth.
    • Allegory: A story with a hidden meaning; characters, events, and settings represent abstract ideas or qualities.
    • Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds in successive words or syllables.
    • Allusion: Indirect reference to something familiar (literary, historical, biblical, mythological).
    • Ambiguity: An event or situation with multiple possible interpretations.
    • Analogy: Comparison between two similar situations to illustrate a point; one case parallels another.
    • Anaphora: Repeating a word or phrase at the start of consecutive clauses or sentences.
    • Antagonist: A character or force opposing the protagonist.
    • Anthropomorphism: Giving human qualities to non-human entities.
    • Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
    • Asyndeton: Using commas to connect a series of words or phrases without conjunctions.
    • Balance: Balanced structure of sentences, usually of equal length and importance.
    • Blank Verse: Unrhymed iambic pentameter verse.
    • Cacophony: Harsh, discordant sounds in a literary work.
    • Characterization: Methods used to develop characters: direct or indirect.
    • Climax: The most intense point in a narrative or drama.
    • Cliché: Overused expression or idea losing its impact.
    • Concrete Language: Descriptions of specific things, people, or places instead of abstract ideas.
    • Connotation: Implied meanings of words; associations and feelings evoked.
    • Consonance: Repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.
    • Diction: Word choice as a stylistic element.
    • Didactic: Literature intended to teach a lesson or moral.
    • Enjambment: Continuation of a sentence across line breaks without punctuation.
    • Euphemism: A less direct, often less offensive way of saying something.
    • Euphony: Pleasant, agreeable sounds in a literary work.
    • Exposition: Background information revealing context.
    • Farce: Comedy involving exaggerated situations and characters.
    • Fiction: Imaginative writing.
    • Figurative Language: Language that isn't meant to be taken literally but evokes a particular meaning.
    • Flat Character: Character with one or two easily recognizable traits or qualities.
    • Foil: Character whose traits contrast with those of another, enhancing the other's character.
    • Foreshadowing: Hints about future events.
    • Genre: Category of literature (e.g., tragedy, comedy, poetry).
    • Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration for effect.
    • Idiom: An expression or phrase with a meaning that typically can't be inferred from the individual words.
    • Imagery: Description evoking a particular sensory impression.
    • Irony: Contrast between appearance and reality.
    • Metaphor: Comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."
    • Mood: Atmosphere or feeling of a literary work.
    • Motif: Recurring theme, image, object or symbol.
    • Mixed Metaphor: Using inconsistent or contradictory metaphors.
    • Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds.
    • Oxymoron: Contradictory terms used together for effect.
    • Parable: Short story with symbolic meaning illustrating a moral or religious lesson.
    • Paradox: Statement or situation seemingly contradictory but potentially true.
    • Parallelism: Similar grammatical structure in sentences or phrases to highlight ideas.
    • Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.
    • Periodic Sentence: Complete thought at the end of the sentence after a series of introductory elements.
    • Plot: Sequence of events in a narrative.
    • Point of View: Perspective from which a story is told.
    • Polysyndeton: Deliberate use of numerous conjunctions between words or phrases.
    • Protagonist: Main character in a narrative.
    • Pun: A humorous use of words with similar sounds but different meanings.
    • Repetition: Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.
    • Round Character: Character with complex and multifaceted personalities that evolve.
    • Setting: Time and place in a narrative.
    • Simile: Comparison using "like" or "as."
    • Situational Irony: Discrepancy between expectation and the result.
    • Symbol: Something that represents something else beyond its literal meaning.
    • Synecdoche: Part of something representing the whole, or vice versa.
    • Synecdoche: A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole, or vice versa.
    • Syntax: Sentence structure.
    • Theme: Central idea or message in a literary work.
    • Tone: Writer's attitude toward the subject matter.
    • Understatement: Deliberately representing something as less important than it actually is.

    Poetry Analysis

    • TSPFASTT: Method for analyzing poetry (Title, Speaker, Paraphrase, Attitude, Shifts, Figures of Speech, Title, Theme).

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