Famous Works
Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, etc.
What is a tragedy by Shakespeare?
A figure of speech used to make a comparison between two things to suggest a similarity using 'like' or 'as'
What is a simile?
The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; difference b/t what appears to be and what is actually true. Hint: There are 3 major types.
What is irony? (verbal, dramatic, situational)
A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.
What is an onomatopoeia?
Published in August of 1945 by author George Orwell.
What is Animal Farm?
A statement that is a sentence, or group of sentences, that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position.
What is a thesis statement?
A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.
What is satire?
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.
What is a paradox?
Published in July of 1960 by author Harper Lee
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
What is an allusion?
The term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing: exposition, argumentation, description, and narration.
What are rhetorical modes? (or modes of discourse)
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. Hint: includes two types.
What is a clause? (independent/main and dependent/subordinate)
Published in September of 1954 by author William Golding
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing, not generally acceptable in formal writing as it gives the work a familiar tone.
What is a colloquialism?
The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or works to give structural similarity. Can involve, but not limited to, a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase. Frequently used to as an organizing force to attract the reader's attention, add emphasis and organization, or simply provide a musical rhythm.
What is parallelism?
The repetition of sounds in two or more neighbouring words. Can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sounds, and/or echo the sense of the passage.
What is an alliteration?
Published in 1903 by author Jack London.
What is The Call of the Wild?
From Greek 'reckoning together', is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (a 'major' and 'minor') that inevitably leads to a sound conclusion. Eg. major premise: All men are mortal. minor premise: Socrates is a man.
conclusion: Therefore, Socrates is a mortal.
What is a syllogism?
The device of using character and/or story elements symbollically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. The meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence.
What is an allegory?
What is a caricature?