Literary Terms
A figure of speech in which "like" or "as" is used to make a comparison between two ideas.
What is a simile?
Made up of elements that are different from each other.
What is diverse?
Gregor's motivation for keeping job.
What is Gregor's love for his parents?
The number of stars in van Gogh's night sky.
What is eleven?
What is abstract art?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
Based on logic or sound reasoning.
What is rational?
The dominant theme in The Metamorphosis.
What is isolation?
The only building illuminated in van Gogh's painting.
What is the church?
The name of the documentary filmmaker.
Who is Riedelsheimer?
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more the five senses.
What is sensory language?
To argue for or plead in favor of.
What is advocate?
This medium provides a harsher depiction of the office clerks arrival.
What is the novella?
The type of figurative language used to compare the cypress tree to a drowned tree.
What is a simile?
Life is challenging.
What is the symbolic meaning of Goldsworthy's art?
A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed by the words used; usually taking the form of sarcasm or ridicule.
What is irony?
Made up of separate or distinct things or parts.
What is discrete?
This symbol represents oppression and supports the theme that people are at the mercy of time.
What is a clock?
The focal point of van Gogh's painting.
What is the night sky?
The two settings for Riedelsheimer's documentary.
What are a meadow and the sea?
A speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
Clearly stated or expressed.
What is explicit?
The way the author manipulates the text structure in order to build tension or suspense.
What is pacing?
What is a devouring creature?
Natural forces can change and affect art itself.
What is Riedelsheimer's central idea?