Q4 Academic, Literary, and Syntactical Vocabulary

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering syntactical elements, literary devices, and academic concepts from the lecture.

Literary Theory

A school of thought or style of literary analysis that gives readers a means to critique the ideas and principles of literature.

Feminist Theory (lens)

Considers how a work portrays the female experience-character and authorship.

Authorial Intrusion

When the author steps away from the text and speaks out to the reader, establishing a direct relationship between the writer and reader.

Bildungsroman

A literary term describing a formative novel about a protagonist's psychological and moral growth from youth into adulthood.

Allusion

A reference within a literary work to a well-known figure, event, or element to enhance a subject.

Motif

A literary technique that consists of a repeated element that possesses symbolic significance.

Symbol

An object with both a literal and figurative meaning.

Asyndeton

A construction where elements are presented in a series without conjunctions.

Polysyndeton

A construction where elements are presented in a series using more conjunctions than necessary.

Parallelism

A form of syntax where ideas are arranged in balanced phrases or sentences.

Rhetorical Questions

A question asked to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

Anaphora

The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences.

Epistrophe/Epiphora

A stylistic device where there's repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

Chiasmus

A sequence of two phrases that are parallel in syntax but reverse the order of corresponding words.

Anadiplosis

A device in which the last word of one clause is repeated at the beginning of the next.

Antimetabole

A form of syntax where the same words are repeated in successive clauses but in reverse order.

Gothicism

Writing characterized by gloomy settings and grotesque action, often with supernatural elements.

Character Foils

A character whose purpose is to accentuate or draw attention to the qualities of another character.

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the human senses.

Visual

Pertains to sight.

Olfactory

Pertains to a scent/smell.

Auditory

Pertains to a sound; often coming in the form of onomatopoeia.

Gustatory

Pertains to a taste.

Tactile

Pertains to a texture or sensation of touch.

Kinesthetic

Pertains to movement or action.

Organic

Pertains to feelings of the body, including hunger, thirst, and fatigue.