English Romanticism Terms 1
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Harrison
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| Flashcards | 16 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | Literature |
| Level | Secondary School |
| Created / Updated | 13.10.2015 / 13.10.2015 |
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Didactic
An approach to literature that assumes that the writer's job is to teach a moral or intellectual lesson
Mimetic
An approach to literature that assumes that the writer's job is to reflect real life, without comment
Metaphor
An implied comparison of unlike things in which one things is described in terms of another
Allusion
a reference to history, mythology, or literature that brings meaning to a literary work
Apostrophe
Directly addressing a person, animal, thing or idea that cannot speak back
Imagery
Any language that appeals to any of the five senses
Rhetorical question
A question that is not to be answered, or that only has one intended answer, a statement written in the form of a question
Audience
the people that a writer intends to read his or her work
Tone
the writer's attitude towards the subject or audience of his or her writing
Stanza
a major division or section of a poem
Stanza
a major division or section of a poem
Parable
A story with human characters that is meant to teach a moral or spiritual lesson
Symbol
Something in a literary work that represents itself and something other than itself
Setting
the time and place of a story
Mood
the emotion produced in a reader by a literary work
Point of view
the position of the narrator of a story; what the narrator knows and can tell the reader
