Literacy Terms
The repetition of consonant sounds within a line of verse, USUALLY AT THE END
What is consonance?
The patterned repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is meter?
Ralph Waldo Emerson believed this to surround everything and to be an important part of our lives (influential)
What is nature?
These characters were urged to be married for the sake of their family and their reputation (elopement was frowned upon)
Who are Lydia Bennet and Mr. Wickham?
This theme in Pride and Prejudice could be seen through Elizabeth and Charlotte's differing beliefs, this displays Jane Austin and England's view on marriage at the time
What is true love vs. strategy?
An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literacy work
What is motif?
What is diction?
Emerson believed that this age group understood nature the most
What are children?
Jane Austin portrays the upper class as these traits (Ex. Lady Catherine de Bourgh)
What is haughty and condescending?
This theme is prominent in Transcendentalism; Emerson and Thoreau believed that people should not follow others and go against society
What is nonconformity?
An intentional or unintentional error in chronology or timeline
What is anachronism?
The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences
What is syntax?
David Henry Thoreau chose to spend two years in the woods to seek this
What is simplicity?
What is marry?
What are social classes?
Two contrasting items that are closely put together to highlight their differences
What is juxtaposition?
A figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses a person who is dead or otherwise not physically present, an imaginary person or entity, something inhumane, or a place or concept
What is apostrophe?
What are details?
Most marriages took deep consideration in these factors
What are connections, class, and money?
This theme was emphasized by Thoreau in "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" and "Economy," in which Thoreau built his own house and found own resources
What is anti-industrialism?
What is colloquialism?
An instance of a part representing a whole
What is synecdoche?
In "Conclusion," Thoreau leaves the woods and shares his final reflection on his experience. He believed that people should chase their dreams and enjoy this
What is life?
Jane Austin is known for this in her stories, which poke fun at the Regency Era of England
What is satire?
This theme can be found in "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For" when Thoreau disapproves of railroads and post offices
What is aversion to technology?