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Chloe Hanks, Developmental Tutorials. LIT4004M.
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How many words is the average novella?
15,000 or less
around 30,000
over 60,000
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What is the definition of 'antithesis'
When the audience knows something the character does not.
Two opposing ideas.
When the text acknowledges itself as a text.
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What is an 'act'?
a division in a piece of theatre
An action.
An event.
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What is the correct definition of 'pathetic fallacy'?
When the weather matches a characters' feelings
the attribution of human emotion to things found in nature.
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In literature, what is form?
A less technical term to acknowledge the structure of a text
a poem
a novel
a document to fill in
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In poetry, what is a 'caesura'?
When the sentence carries on to the following line
A pause or breathing-place in the middle of a metrical line.
an historical reference
a rhyme
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What is a 'theme'?
A repeating image.
The main idea or message of a literary work
A concern of the author.
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Define, 'intertextuality'?
A play within a play.
A novel about another novel.
the way in which different works of literature interact with eachother.
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Poetry has to rhyme
False
True
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What is the correct definition of 'metaphor'?
A contrast between two things.
A comparison between two unlike things.
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What is a critical reflection?
Discussing your actions.
Reflecting on your experiences.
Reviewing a past event critically from an analytical perspective.
Analysing an event or moment in time.
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What is a 'hyperbole'?
A metrical unit.
An overused metaphor
A figure of speech containing a deliberate exaggeration.
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Select which poems are examples of the 'villanelle' form?
If, Rudyard Kipling
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas
Mad Girl's Love Song, Sylvia Plath
The Naming of Cats, T.S. Eliot
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In literature, what is a ballad?
A type of poem that tells a story, traditionally set to music.
A very sad song.
A poem written by Shakespeare.
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What is analysis?
Identify patterns/trends/anomalies and explain reasons
Talk about results
Identify patterns/trends/anomalies
To look at data
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When is a text dialogic?
When it is primarily told through dialogue.
When the words are used for oral or written expression.
When it has little to no dialogue.
17
Essays about literature should
Be written in the first person
Use the second person
Use the present tense
Be written in the past tense
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Which defines 'Foreshadowing'?
A hint, or a clue.
Giving the ending away.
an overarching narrative strategy, to build suspense.
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What is the correct definition of a 'motif'?
An inspirational message.
A type of meter where there are 4 syllables in each line.
The technique of repeating an idea, event or symbol.
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A
literature essay
is an example of
procedure
recount
narrative
argument/discussion
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What is 'genre'?
The theme of a piece of writing.
A category of literature.
A word to indicate content.
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What is a close-reading?
A detailed analysis of a short piece from a text.
An essay on a novel.
When you hold the book closer.
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What is a 'novel'?
An extensive piece of prose.
A genre of fiction that relies o narrative, a considerable length, complex.
An extension of the novella?
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Iambic Pentameter was only used by Shakespeare
True
False
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What is a 'stanza'?
a group of lines in a poem that are usually separated by a blank line.
A poetic form.
A tonal shift in the middle of a poem.
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When might you describe a text as 'meta'?
When there is a stream of consciousness.
The text acknowledges its own status as a text.
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Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows something the main character does not.
False
True
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what is a chapbook?
A small book.
A short-form of literature sold by pedlars in the 16th-18th centuries.
A stick of lip-balm.
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In literary terminology, what is
purple prose
?
Writing that contains expletives
Writing that is highly unimaginative
Writing designed to make the reader embarrassed
Writing that is overly extravagant and ornate
30
What is 'satire'?
The early english 'diss track'
vices, follies, and shortcomings presented as social criticism in lit...
Old fashioned comedy
31
What is meant by 'ekphrasis'?
A fancy word for imagery.
A vivid, often dramatic, description of a piece of art.
A piece of art.
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What is an embedded quotation?
An isolated quotation
plagiarism
a direct copy of someone else's words
A quote seamlessly integrated into the structure of your own sentence
33
What does the term 'irony' indicate in literature?
When a character is sad, and it is also raining
Something contrary to what you might expect.
the technique of using repetition of an idea, event or image
34
Which best defines 'Decadence'?
Extreme wealth
A decline in art, literature, science & technology through self-indulgence
Gluttony
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In literary terminology, what is a foil?
An ending to a plot
A character that contrasts with another, enhancing qualities
A sword used in fencing
A thin, aluminum wrapping
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What is 'imagery'?
Visual symbolism evoking a mental image.
illustrated texts.
Description.
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What is meant by 'narrative voice'?
The grammatical person used by the narrator.
How the voice sounds.
How somebody speaks.
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What is a 'trope'?
Another word for theme.
An artistic effect realised through figurative language
A thematic link between two works.
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What is the correct definition of an 'allusion'?
A reference to people, places or events either directly of implied.
The repetition of the last word of one clause.
a set of non-metrical syllables at the beginning of a verse
The point at which a character realises the truth of events.
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What is 'melodrama?'
A work that is characterised by extravagant theatricality; plot over action
An excellent album from Lorde, produced by Jack Antonoff.
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Figurative Language: when the use of words deviates from their conventionally accepted definition.
False
True
