UIL Literary Criticism Terms

Question 1

Repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines

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anaphora

Question 2

The substitution of an attribute (not necessary a part) for the whole; ex. the crown for queen

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metonymy

Question 3

A novel dealing with one person's formative years of spiritual education; a coming of age story

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Bildungsroman

Question 4

Literary trope used to heighten effect, like humor, through exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 5

An interjection to lend emphasis to a sentence is termed an

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expletive

Question 6

A work that blends a censorious attitude with humor/wit with intent to improve something

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satire

Question 7

The attribution of human feelings or emotions onto inanimate objects, animals, or nature

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pathetic fallacy

Question 8

Repetition at the end of a clause of a word that was in the beginning; blood hath bought blood

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epanalepsis

Question 9

The marked use of sibilant or hissing sounds represented by s, z, sh, or zh.

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sigmatism

Question 10

A pithy saying; often antithetical such as, "Man proposes, God disposes."

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epigram

Question 11

An image or metaphor that runs throughout and determines the form or nature of a literary work

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controlling image

Question 12

Literally a manifestation in which the essential nature of something is suddenly realized

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epiphany

Question 13

A character who develops or changes as a result of the actions of the plot is considered as a

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dynamic character

Question 14

An inscription used to mark burial places.

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epitaph

Question 15

Figure of speech in which a part is made to represent a whole, like "plastic" for "credit card"

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synecdoche

Question 16

Supposed error of judgment or evaluation of a text based on its emotional effect on the reader

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affective fallacy

Question 17

Stylistic method in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in quick succession

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polysyndeton

Question 18

The dividing of a word by syllables at the end of a line of poetry for the sake of rhyme is

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broken rhyme

Question 19

Yoking device where two words that sound alike are used together; opened the door & her heart

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zeugma

Question 20

The use of words peculiar to a given language, an expression that can't be translated literally

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idiom

Question 21

Use of more words than necessary to convey meaning. Ex. see with one's eyes

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pleonasm

Question 22

A writer/speaker speaks directly to someone not present or dead, or to an abstract concept

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apostrophe

Question 23

Ironic understatement in which a positive is expressed by negative like: "You won't be sorry!"

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litotes

Question 24

A word meaning "rebirth" which is applied to the transition between medieval and modern world.

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renaissance

Question 25

The emotional implications and associations that a word may carry

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connotation

Question 26

Repetition of a word in different parts of speech. "Time is right to do the right thing."

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ploce

Question 27

Absurd or contradictory statement that may be true in a way; may be contrary to common belief

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paradox

Question 28

The fatal or tragic flaw in a tragic hero in a drama is termed

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hamartia

Question 29

Excessive pride that results in the misfortune of the protagonist, especially in tragedies

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hubris

Question 30

Stylistic use of words with the same root, such as in "fight," "fighting," and "fighter"

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polyptoton

Question 31

The departure from the normal meaning of words in which one or more rhetorical tropes are used

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figurative language

Question 32

Omission of absence of a conjunction between parts of sentence. "I came, I saw, I conquered."

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asyndeton

Question 33

The belief that the world can be improved through human effort; metaphysical concept

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meliorism

Question 34

Greek term for "cleansing"; refers to the purging of emotions through viewing a tragedy

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catharsis

Question 35

Instructiveness in a work, purpose is to give guidance. Instruction is author's primary goal.

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didacticism

Question 36

Figure of speech in which contradictory elements are used in conjunction. Ex. pretty ugly

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oxymoron

Question 37

Saying of the same thing twice in different words. "Arrived one after another in succession."

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tautology

Question 38

An ancient Scandinavian poet, especially of the Viking period is

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skald

Question 39

In poetry, the abstract concept made concrete through representation in person, action or image

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theme

Question 40

A metaphor comparing two very unlike things in a clever way. John Donne most known for it.

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conceit

UIL Literary Criticism Terms

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UIL Literary Criticism Terms

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