Repetition
The repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence or line of poetry
What is alliteration?
"When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silver’d o’er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd"
What is imagery?
A pattern of language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition
What is Parallelism?
Describe a simile
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" to show similarities?
What's the difference between a metaphor and an allegory?
An allegory is extended through the entire novel
The repetition of a vowel sound within a group of words or lines
What is assonance?
"In the recital hall the music did not have the power to touch her the way it did during her solitary hours in the library"
What is personification?
The juxtaposition of two opposing ideas, concepts, or themes within a sentence or phrase, using parallel grammatical structures to highlight the contras
What is antithesis?
Give an example of a hyperbole
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What's the difference between a Motif and Symbolism?
An allegory is a full story with hidden meaning, while a motif is a repeating symbol or theme.
The repetition of a consonant sound within a group of words or lines
What is consonance?
The setting of "A Respectable Woman" is an example of this literary element
What is pastoral?
The repetition of conjunctions in a sentence, even when they are not strictly necessary for grammatical correctness
What is Polysyndeton?
Used to show a pause, unfinished thought, or omitted words in a sentence.
What are ellipses?
What's the difference between an allusion and a pastoral?
A pastoral is a type of allusion (country-life)
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines, prose sentences, or paragraphs to emphasize an idea
What is anaphora?
Shakespeare employs this writing technique in "The Taming of the Shrew"
What is satire?
A figure of speech where a phrase or sentence is repeated, but in reverse order, often to emphasize a point or create a memorable statement
What is an Antimetabole?
Removing conjunctions between parts of a sentence for effect, like "I came, I saw, I conquered."
What is asyndeton?
What's the difference between Anaphora and Epistrophe?
Anaphora is the repetition of words at the beginning of successive sentences, while epistrophe is the repetition of words at the end of successive sentences.
The repetition of conjunctions in a sentence, even when they are not strictly necessary for grammatical correctness
What is polysyndeton?
An example of a character from a literary work that fits the Rebel archetype
Who is... (any character who wants revolution and fears a loss of power)
A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses or to two others of which it semantically suits only one
What is Zeugma (Syllepsis)?
Give an example of synecdoche
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What's the difference between Colloquialism and Euphemism?
Colloquialism is informal, everyday language or slang, while euphemism is a mild or less direct way of saying something harsh or unpleasant.