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Define Analogy
What is a comparison that likens one situation to something else, typically done by writers to explain something of importance in a simple manner?
Define Monologue
What is a speech made by a character to deliver their thoughts, ideas and beliefs, to develop the reader's understanding of the character?
Shakespeare
Hamlet
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
Define Metaphor
What is an assertion that compares two different scenarios as being a representation of each other, to create meaning beyond what is seen?
Define Ambiguity
What is a single word or expression can have multiple meanings, references, attitudes or feelings - free to be interpreted when noticed for the first time?
Define Cadence
What is a group of words in a sentence or in a line of poetry is arranged in a manner that sounds beautiful or harmonious?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
Their eyes were watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
Define Dramatic Irony
What is a plot device used in drama to highlight the difference between a character's understanding of a given situation to that of the audience?
Define Allusion
What is a reference to something outside of the text, which readers can only understand when they are aware of the context?
Define Hamartia
What is a literary term that refers to any tragic flaw or error in a character's personality that eventually leads to their downfall?
Sophocles
Oedipus Rex
Streetcar Named Desire
What is words that carry meanings, interpretations and associations apart from or beyond their literal meaning?
Define Allegory
What is a story that contains a hidden meaning (typically moral, political or spiritual) through the use of symbols?
Define Colloquialism
What is the use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech, usually due to these words being used casually within a regional dialect?
Athol Fugard
Master Harold and the Boys
Cyrano
Edmond Rostand
What is the use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech, usually due to these words being used casually within a regional dialect?
Define Antithesis
What is the contrasting of two ideas, which makes the principle idea more striking, such as "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?
Define Pathetic Fallacy
What is when a writers gives human emotions to things, such as objects, weather or animals, in order to reflect the inner emotions of a character?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Chronicle of a death Foretold
The Visit
Friedrich Durrenmat
Define Juxtaposition
What is the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect?