Unit 8: Analyze Literature

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  1. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
    A writer’s or speaker’s purpose is his or her aim, or goal.
  2. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
    Repetition is the writer’s intentional reuse of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence.
  3. realism
    artistic movement that represents the world accurately
    Realism is the attempt to achieve, in a work of art, an accurate portrayal of the world.
  4. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
    The climax is the high point of interest or suspense in the development of the plot.
  5. imagery
    the use of vivid sensory language in literature
    Imagery is the figurative or descriptive language used to create word pictures, or images.
  6. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
    A simile is a comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the word like or as.
  7. argument
    a discussion for and against some proposition or proposal
    An argument is a form of persuasion that makes a case to an audience for accepting or rejecting a proposition or course of action.
  8. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
    An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, event, object, or work from history or literature.
  9. setting
    facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
    The setting is the time and place in which a story occurs, together with all the details used to create the sense of a particular time and place.
  10. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
    Characterization is the act of creating or describing a character.
  11. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
    Parallelism is a rhetorical technique in which the writer emphasizes the equal significance of two or more ideas by expressing them in the same grammatical form.
  12. narration
    a telling of a story in writing, drama, or cinema
    Narration is a type of writing that tells a story or describes events.
  13. description
    a statement that represents something in words
    Description is a type of writing that portrays a person, object, or scene.
  14. epigraph
    a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
    An epigraph is a quotation or motto used at the beginning of a literary work to help establish the work’s theme or purpose.
  15. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
    A myth is a traditional story, rooted in a particular culture, which deals with gods, goddesses, and other supernatural beings, as well as human heroes.
  16. speaker
    the narrative voice of a poem (as distinct from the poet)
    The speaker is the person who speaks in, or narrates, a poem—the voice assumed by the writer.
  17. enjambment
    continuation from one line of verse into the next line
    Enjambment is the act of continuing a statement beyond the end of a line.
Created on Wed Mar 03 09:48:52 EST 2021 (updated Fri Jun 18 09:45:47 EDT 2021)

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