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Final Exam Terms | ENGL - Literature, Quizzes of Literature

These are some definitions Class: ENGL - Literature ; Subject: English; University: Lord Fairfax Community College; Term: Forever 1989;

Typology: Quizzes

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TERM 1
Perfect Rhyme
DEFINITION 1
when two words have the identical sound but meaning
differs. House, Couch
TERM 2
Allusion
DEFINITION 2
what represents a place, event, literary work or myth by
either directly or by implication
TERM 3
Paradox
DEFINITION 3
a statement by a group or person which is contradicting
TERM 4
Onomatopoeia
DEFINITION 4
when the words describe exactly what is happening.
TERM 5
Alliteration
DEFINITION 5
when the words are in repetition. example is peter piper
picked a pack of pickled peppers.
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Perfect Rhyme

when two words have the identical sound but meaning differs. House, Couch TERM 2

Allusion

DEFINITION 2 what represents a place, event, literary work or myth by either directly or by implication TERM 3

Paradox

DEFINITION 3 a statement by a group or person which is contradicting TERM 4

Onomatopoeia

DEFINITION 4 when the words describe exactly what is happening. TERM 5

Alliteration

DEFINITION 5 when the words are in repetition. example is peter piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.

Metonymy

when a thing, place or concept is called by something other than its own name. for example:: D.C. is the capital of U.S.A but its called D.C. TERM 7

Simile

DEFINITION 7 comparing two unlike things, while using like or as TERM 8

Elegy

DEFINITION 8 sad, mournful poem. especially a funeral song TERM 9

Sonnet

DEFINITION 9 lyric poetry originating in Europe. The Italian sonnet has 8 lines followed by 6 lines. The English sonnet has rhymed couplet and 3 quadrants TERM 10

Personification

DEFINITION 10 a metaphor that says when a thing or place is representation as a person

Connotation

In semiotics, connotation arises when the denotative relationship between a signifier and its signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community. TERM 17

Denotation

DEFINITION 17 This word has distinct meanings in other fields: see denotation (semiotics). TERM 18

Irony

DEFINITION 18 Irony (from the Ancient Greek ', meaning hypocrisy, deception, or feigned ignorance) is a situation, literary technique, or rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or discordance that goes strikingly beyond the most simple and evident meaning of words or actions. TERM 19

Diction

DEFINITION 19 a standard work of referrer on notable figures. A style of writing that is depended on a choice of words. TERM 20

Imagery

DEFINITION 20 Imagery is a collection of images. This is also associated with visual imagery.