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Knowledge of Lit Terms & History (5)

Knowledge of Lit Terms & History (5)

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English

9th - 12th Grade

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Sara Villanueva

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is NOT one of Kenneth Burke's four major tropes aligned with perspective, reduction, representation, or dialectic?

Back

Hyperbole

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A form of figurative language in which a word is replaced by something very close to the original meaning

Back

Metonymy

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A figure of speech in which a part represents a whole

Back

Synecdoche

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A person whose name has given rise to the name of a people, place, etc., or a personal name which is used as a common noun

Back

Eponymy

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.

Back

Jeremiad

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A part-song for several voices, especially one of the Renaissance period, typically arranged in elaborate counterpoint and without instrumental accompaniment. Originally used of a genre of 14th-century Italian songs, the term now usually refers to English or Italian songs of the late 16th and early 17th c., in a free style strongly influenced by the text is a(n)...

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Madrigal

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

An art movement in the late 19th century which privileged the aesthetic value of literature, music and the arts over their socio-political functions.

Back

Aestheticism

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