Literary Elements Flashcard

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What is 'A Modest Proposal'?

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A satirical essay suggesting eating babies to solve poverty.

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What are homonyms?

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Words with the same spelling but different meanings.

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What is the elimination test-taking strategy?

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Read the answer choices, eliminate the wrong ones, and decide between the remaining.

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What is zeugma?

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A figure of speech in which a word applies to multiple parts of the sentence, e.g., 'She broke my car & my heart.'

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What is simile?

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A comparison between two or more things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is irony?

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A contrast between expectation and reality, often highlighting the opposite of what is expected.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or underlying message in a literary work.