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Birds are a motif in Macbeth: they often appear and are commented upon by the characters.
Literary Terms 02
Prose is an example of a literary term. Here is a further opportunity to work on your understanding of literary terms. Practise using these words in your essay writing so that they begin to become second nature to you. Your teacher will be impressed by your ability to describe and analyse literature with precision - and so will the examiners!
Take this quiz to see how many of these terms you know.
1 .
Match the definition to the correct term.
Emotional identification with a character.
Emotional identification with a character.
Empathy
Pathos
Sympathy
Tragedy
Empathy and sympathy are similar. Empathy, however, involves feeling as if you actually were the other person, while sympathy means being able to imagine what it would be like to be the other person
2 .
Match the definition to the correct term.
Written language which follows the ordinary rhythms of speech.
Written language which follows the ordinary rhythms of speech.
Poetry
Song
Fiction
Prose
Prose is contrasted to verse, which uses patterns and rhythmic structure in its lines
3 .
Match the definition to the correct term.
A true or imaginary account of events; a story.
A true or imaginary account of events; a story.
Fiction
Prose
Narrative
Novel
Fiction is always imagined. Narrative includes true stories, such as autobiography, biography and certain histories, amongst other forms
4 .
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An element, such as a symbol, word, action or object, which occurs repeatedly in a text.
An element, such as a symbol, word, action or object, which occurs repeatedly in a text.
Mood
Motif
Symbol
Tone
Birds, for example, are a motif in Macbeth: they often appear and are commented upon by the characters
5 .
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Overstating or wildly exaggerating in order to make a point.
Overstating or wildly exaggerating in order to make a point.
Hyperbole
Paradox
Juxtaposition
Irony
6 .
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An idea or emotion associated with a word or phrase.
An idea or emotion associated with a word or phrase.
Parody
Explicit meaning
Reference
Connotation
'Confident' is a fairly neutral term. What are the connotations of two of its synonyms: 'fearless' and 'pushy'?
7 .
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The subgroups into which works of literature are categorised.
The subgroups into which works of literature are categorised.
Ranks
Genre
Selections
Sets
8 .
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Placing two things near one another, usually for contrast.
Placing two things near one another, usually for contrast.
Introduction
Irony
Paradox
Juxtaposition
9 .
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A reference to something outside of the text, such as a historical event, story, idea, or person. Usually left to the reader to understand.
A reference to something outside of the text, such as a historical event, story, idea, or person. Usually left to the reader to understand.
Invention
Illusion
Clue
Allusion
'Allusion' is the noun, while 'allude' is the verb: i.e. 'The phrase "a thousand ships" clearly alludes to Helen of Troy'
10 .
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Two seemingly contradictory ideas joined together while somehow both being true.
Two seemingly contradictory ideas joined together while somehow both being true.
Contradiction
Paradox
Contraries
Obstacles
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