Literary Terms #1
The use of vivid description
“The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue.”
What is Imagery?
Ed Boone made special arrangements so Christopher could do this.
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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
What is Satire?
The author hinting at future events. “The leaves fell early that year.”
What is Foreshadowing?
16-year-old who narrates the story
Holden
An unexpected outcome to what was intended
“Water, water everywhere, nor any a drop to drink” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner)
What is Irony?
A famous problem of logic that Christopher is interested in.
What is The Monty Hall Problem
An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
"Vampires Suck", "Scary Movie", "Spaceballs"
What is Parody?
Two opposite and opposing sides. Love and hate, war and peace, good and evil
What is a Dichotomy?
Belonged to Allie and had poems written on it
What is baseball mitt?
A comparison between two unlike things NOT using like or as, in which the first thing becomes part, or the whole, of the second thing.
"Her voice is music to his ears"
What is a Metaphor?
Christopher's teacher at school who suggested he write a mystery book.
Who is Siobhan?
The time, place, and culture of a story.
“I was sitting at my desk at work when…”
What is Setting?
A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. A superhero is struggling to figure out where his nemesis would keep a hostage. Suddenly, he remembers his nemesis saying, “Dark things happen in dark alleys.” He hurries towards a hidden alleyway.
What is a Flashback?
Where Holden takes Phoebe at the end of the book before he gets sick
What is the carousel?
A comparison between two unlike things USING like or as.
"Our soldiers are as brave as lions"
What is a Simile?
He killed Wellington with a garden fork.
Who is Ed Boone? (accept: Christopher's father)
An object, color, or character used as a conventional representation of an abstract concept.
“The sky was filled with white doves as the happy couple recited their wedding vows.”
What is a Symbol?
The inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall: a long-standing rival; an archenemy
What is a Nemesis?
Holden wants to be this after hearing a little boy singing a song.
What is "The Catcher in the Rye?" Symbolizes the preservation of innocence.
A temporary state of mind or feeling.
“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened, and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.” (Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers)
What is Mood?
Christopher loses his pet here.
What is the "Underground" (accept: train station)
A distinctive feature or dominant idea (that reoccurs) in an artistic or literary composition that can develop themes.
Throughout a poem, a man wears a tuxedo for a variety of occasions: his wedding, his father’s funeral, and his own daughter’s wedding.
What is a Motif?
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. “I’ll just swing by your office at 4 tomorrow!” vs “I will meet you in your office tomorrow at 4 pm sharp!”
What is Tone?
Holden argues with her because he refuses to let her go away with him
Who is Phoebe?