Big Fat Flashcard of British Literature

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What is an expergefactor?

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An expergefactor is something that wakes you up in the night.

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What literary device is used in the phrase 'Cause baby you're a firework'?

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Metaphor.

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What is Beowulf's primary goal on his epic journey?

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To earn glory.

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What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.'?

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ABAB.

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What type of sentence is: 'I was going to do my homework last night, but I forgot when I got home.'?

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Compound sentence.

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Define metaphor.

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the significance of the epic hero in literature?

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An epic hero embodies the values and ideals of their culture, often undertaking a journey or quest.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.