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Literary Terms 2
Birds are a motif in Macbeth: they often appear and are commented upon by the characters.

Literary Terms 2

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Prose is an example of a literary term. Here is a further opportunity to work on your understanding of literary terms. Practice 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 analyze literature with precision - and so will the examiners!

Take this quiz to see how many of these terms you know.

1 .
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Two seemingly contradictory ideas joined together while somehow both being true.
Contradiction
Paradox
Contraries
Obstacles
2 .
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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
3 .
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The subgroups into which works of literature are categorized.
Ranks
Genre
Selections
Sets
4 .
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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'?
5 .
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Placing two things near one another, usually for contrast.
Introduction
Irony
Paradox
Juxtaposition
6 .
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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
7 .
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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.
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'
8 .
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Overstating or wildly exaggerating in order to make a point.
Hyperbole
Paradox
Juxtaposition
Irony
9 .
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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
10 .
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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
Author:  Sheri Smith

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