Misc. Lit. Terms
The view from which a story is being told is known as what literary term?
Point of view
What should you do on the EOC when you do not know the meaning of a word?
Look throughout the paragraph the word is featured in for context clues; then, make an educated guess of the definition.
What type of figurative language is featured in this line from Emily Dickinson's "'Hope' is the Thing with Feathers"?
"Hope” is the thing with feathers - / That perches in the soul - / And sings the tune without the words - / And never stops - at all -"
Metaphor
Double points of you said zoomorphism
a conclusion one draws based on evidence in the text
inference
To express or indicate indirectly: Example: His tone _______ disapproval.
Implied
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as what?
Define the following three terms:
1. Suspense
2. Tension
3. Surprise
What type of figurative language is featured in this line from William Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a cloud"
"The waves beside them danced; but they / Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:"
Personification
What is the central idea?
What is the key point made in a written passage; the chief topic.
To assert or express the opposite of a statement.
A contradiction between what is expected and what happens in reality or between what is said and what is really meant describes what literary term?
Irony
What is connotation?
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests (ex: A "dreary" night vs. A "dark" night --> "dreary" is dark, but also suggests sadness and depression; "dark" just means there is little light)
What is the repetition of vowel sounds?
assonance
When the EOC asks about author's purpose, what acronym should we remember.
AND
What do the letters stand for?
PIE!!
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned.
Allusion
What is the author or character's attitude towards the subject?
Tone
What is the meaning of the word hydrolized in Sentence 1?
(1) During the process of digestion, large food molecules are hydrolized into small usable molecules. (2) The process is similar for protozoa—one-celled animals—and multi-celled organisms. (3) For protozoa, however, digestion is intracellular; that is, food particles are taken into the cell for digestion. (4) By contrast, larger animals digest extracellularly; the food is taken into a digestive cavity (stomach, intestines), and juices are secreted into the cavity. (5) The saprophytes, which include molds and mushrooms, digest food completely outside the body; they secrete juices onto the food and then absorb the digested material.
chemically decomposed
What is the theme of this poem by Langston Hughes?
"I, Too Am America"
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
Racism involves a willful refusal to acknowledge that black people are just as American as anyone else.
Black people are just as American as any other race living in America.
What is an objective summary?
Summary that answers the 5W's (who, what, when, where, why)
-tells the beginning, middle and end, but expresses no opinion
refers to the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw; its purpose is not to entertain and amuse but actually to derive a reaction of contempt from the reader.
satire
When a person outside the story tells the story and seems all-knowing, this is known as which point of view?
omniscient point of view
What is the meaning of the word intracelluar in Sentence 3?
(1) During the process of digestion, large food molecules are hydrolized into small usable molecules. (2) The process is similar for protozoa—one-celled animals—and multi-celled organisms. (3) For protozoa, however, digestion is intracellular; that is, food particles are taken into the cell for digestion. (4) By contrast, larger animals digest extracellularly; the food is taken into a digestive cavity (stomach, intestines), and juices are secreted into the cavity. (5) The saprophytes, which include molds and mushrooms, digest food completely outside the body; they secrete juices onto the food and then absorb the digested material.
within the cell
What is the THEME of this poem?
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Nature has the power to inspire and create joy for humans.
A writing style that uses an extended metaphor or a short moral story
Allegory
a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
Refrain