Literary techniques 1
Literary techniques 2
Literary techniques 3
Literature questions
Literature questions
100

This is a short statement that provides some kind of advice about life, from Confucius' analects

Maxim

100
  • An _______ is a technique used by Homer to refer to a character without using their name e.g “The swift runner” as a way to talk about Achilles

Epithet

100
  • Adam and Eve and the story of Popol Vuh are two examples of ___________

A creation myth

100
  • What convinces Aeneas’ dad to leave the city?

A sign from the gods

100

Laozi's book is filled with _________

Paradoxes

200
  • Theme is ___________

The central message of a piece of literature

200
  • During 700s-900s AD in Japan ________ was very popular. This style uses short songs/poems to express a simple thought or tell a short story

Tanka Poetry

200
  • This word refers to giving human characteristics to non-human things

Personification

200
  • What happens to Aeneas’ wife Creusa?

She died

200
  • In “Song of P’eng-ya” how does Du Fu finally find safety?

He goes to his friends house

300
  • ___________ is when the author uses the fives senses to give their poem some kind of effect

Imagery

300
  • A Haiku is a short poem with only ___________

17 syllables

300
  • Sei Shonagon was the writer of the ____________

Pillow book

300
  • How do Daedalus and Icarus plan to escape Crete?
They plan to make wings and fly away
300

How many syllables do Tanka poems have?

31 Syllables

400
  • A ___________ is a hero that is supposed to represent all of the values that a culture thinks is important. An example would be Aeneas

Culture Hero

400
  • Repetition is _____________

When something is repeated in order to have an effect

400
  • Why does Achilles argue with Agamemnon?
  • Because Agamemnon stole his woman
400

What is Pietas?

Pietas is a roman virtue. To have pietas a Roman needs to serve their country, family and gods

400
  • An __________ is the main character in epic poetry and presents a larger than life figure

Epic Hero

500
  • This word refers to the words that an author choses to write

Diction

500

Homer would often write ________ to describe the actions of characters. He often compared characters to eagles in order to emphasise their speed.

Epic similes

500

Who was Aeneas? Who was Creusa? Who was Priam?

Aeneas - Hero of the Aeneid

Creusa - Aeneas' wife

Priam - King of Troy

500
  • How does the person who Apollo is chasing finally escape?

They turn into a tree

500
  • Haikus are a form of poetry from ___________

Japan

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