Types
What is intertextuality?
The relationship between texts.
What is this an example of, 'Chocolate is my Kryptonite'?
Allusion
What is an example of a simile?
Uses 'as' or 'like' to compare two things
'Lightning danced across do the sky.' What device is this an example of?
Personification
McDonald's
What is explicit intertextuality?
When the author directly mentions or specifically alludes to, quotes or references another work in their work.
What type of device is The Lion King?
Adaptation
"My brother is a pig" is an example of what device?
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example?
A word that sounds like the word it describes, e.g. clap, zap, boom, pitter-patter.
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What is implicit intertextuality?
When the author alludes to another text through ideas, symbols, genre or style.
An imitation of another text for satirical purpose; usually to mock
Parody
Symbolism
Alliteration
What item is a werewolf afraid of?
Silver
What is optional intertextuality?
When an author alludes to another text, but prior knowledge is not necessary for understanding but can add to it.
Martin Lurther King Jr. said, "I have a dream". What device is this an example of?
Quotation
"She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air". This is an example of what device?
Imagery
What device is defined as a pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length.
Couplet
What is a baby platypus called?
a puggle
What is obligatory intertextuality?
When the author deliberately references another work and needs prior knowledge of the reference to understand or 'grasp' the link
Queen's "Thing Called Love" is an example of what device?
Pastiche
Define theme and give an example.
E.g. Love, resilience, appearence vs reality.
In poetry/songs what are a group or two or more lines called?
Stanza
What does a funambulist walk on?
A tight rope