Literary Terms
A comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
The word or phrase that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing.
What is a predicate?
London, England, and France (during the 18th century).
What is the setting?
An appeal that uses specific words, phrases, and/or images to provoke certain feelings.
What is pathos?
The famed "Doctor of Beauvis" who was reunited with his daughter after being held prisoner for 18 years.
Who is Dr. Alexander Manette?
A reference to another body of work or a famous person.
What is an allusion?
The repetition of similar grammatical structure in a sentence for cohesion or to emphasize an idea.
What is parallel structure?
Charles Darnay, Dr. Manette, Mr. Lorry, Sydney Carton, and Lucie are the primary characters that fill this role, and the story revolves around them.
Who/what are the protagonist(s)?
Repeating specific words and/or phrases throughout a passage (or entire text) to emphasize an idea.
What is repetition?
The bank teller who insists everything is "just business," despite clearly developing an emotional attachment to his client.
Who is Mr. Lorry?
A feeling of tension and uncertainty within characters or within the reader.
What is suspense?
A phrase created with the word "to" and a verb.
Madame Defarge is the primary character who fulfills this role, as she personifies the force against the main character(s).
Who is the antagonist?
An appeal that uses the expertise of the speaker (or of others) to persuade the audience.
What is ethos?
An unscrupulous--yet trustworthy--employee of Tellson Bank.
Who is Jerry Cruncher?
A character who is the exact opposite of another character.
What is a foil?
A sentence made up of two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
When an object or action represents an idea, like when wine represents something unholy and brutal in "A Tale of Two Cities."
What is symbolism?
A question that is not meant to be answered; it is used to make the audience think about what is being asked.
What is a rhetorical question?
He's Miss Pross's brother...and the man Jerry Cruncher saw testify against Darnay...and a jailer at La Force.
Who is Solomon/John Barsad?
When a character says one thing but means another.
What is verbal irony?
A phrase that shows the direction or location of something or someone.
What is a prepositional phrase?
A recurring concept in the novel, such as "resurrection," "sacrifice," and "rebellion."
What is theme?
The French Revolution's 'Reign of Terror' resulted in the murder or execution of 40,000 people, which puts a blemish on the country's transition to democracy.
What is logos?
Sydney Carton's "partner"; he was ambitious but lacked talent; he wanted to marry Lucie yet had never actually gotten to know her; he's a great example of how Dickens perceived most upperclass Englishmen.
Who is Mr. Stryver?