English Literature and Composition Flashcards
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The recurring central idea or insight in a literary work is its:
Answer: Theme
Theme is the underlying message or central idea of a work.
An extended metaphor that represents abstract ideas through characters and events is a(n):
Answer: Allegory
An allegory uses characters and events to symbolize abstract concepts.
In iambic pentameter, each line contains how many metrical feet?
Answer: Five
Pentameter means five feet per line.
A reference to another work, person, or event outside the text is called a(n):
Answer: Allusion
An allusion is an indirect reference to something outside the text.
The use of a part to represent the whole, as 'wheels' for a car, is:
Answer: Synecdoche
Synecdoche substitutes a part for the whole or vice versa.
A pause within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation, is a:
Answer: Caesura
A caesura is a deliberate pause within a poetic line.
The emotional atmosphere a literary work creates in the reader is its:
Answer: Mood
Mood is the emotional atmosphere experienced by the reader.