Literary and Rhetorical Concepts Flashcard

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What is using similar grammatical structures to balance and contrast ideas called?

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Parallelism

Front

Who said, 'As long as this exists, . . . this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?'

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Anne Frank

Front

What is intentionally contrasting two things called?

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Antithesis

Front

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

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154

Front

What creature is Bruce?

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A cricket

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for a recurring theme or idea in a literary work?

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Motif

Front

What is the term for the attitude or emotional quality of a piece of writing?

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Tone

Front

What is the term for the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work?

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Theme