PAP/IS Lit. Terms Test
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| A. It involves a direct contrast of structually parallel word groupings, generally for the purose of contrast (e.g., sink or swim)B. The repetition in two or more words of final consonants in stressed syllables (hiD/heaD)C. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of artD. The term is applied to an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion, or folklore and is, therefore, believed to evoke profound emotionE. A story designed to suggest a principle, illustrate a moral, or answer a question. They are allegorical stories usually religious in nature.F. A reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts, feeling, actions, or behaviorG. Saying less than is actually meant, generally in an ironic wayH. A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it (e.g., the court - judge and jury)I. A statement that seems contradictory or absurd but expresses the truth.J. A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristicsK. Something out of its normal timeL. The perspective from which a story is toldM. A play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meaningsN. A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridiculeO. The use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occurP. A speech to the audience by one character in a play, story, or poemQ. A figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideasR. A moral and spiritual cleansing; an empathic identification with others (e.g., watching a protagonist overcome great odds to survive can create this; confession purges the soul)S. The repetition of a grammatical structure ("I came, I saw, I conquered.")T. A writer's distinctive mode of expression (It can be flowery, explicit, succinct, rambling, bombastic, commonplace, or incisive) |
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