British Lit final

hedonism

the pursuit of pleasure (Lord Henry’s philosophy for life)

allusion

a reference to the Bible, mythology or another piece of literature within a work.

Romantic poets

William Blake and William Wordsworth are

alliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of multiple sentences.

motif

a recurring element- such as an image, object, sound, or phrase,- that appears repeatedly throughout a story.

War poet

Wilfred Owen

external conflict

conflict between two outside forces

pride

deep sense of pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, qualities or associations.

aside

a theatrical or literary device where a character speaks directly to the audience or utters a brief comment to themselves.

static character

a character who does not change.

tactile

imagery that applies to the sense of touch

auditory

imagery that applies to the sense of hearing

apostrophe

when a character calls out or speaks to an object or person who will not/cannot respond.

doppelganger

a paranormal or psychological double of a living character.

novels

Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, and TPDOG genre.

soliloquy

a literary and theatrical device where a character speaks their innermost thoughts, feelings, and plans aloud, usually well alone on stage.

faustian bargain

a deal with the devil.

dynamic character

a character that changes throughout the novel.

tone

the author’s attitude toward his or her subject.

fatal flaw/hamartia

specific character trait that leads to the protagonists downfall.

theme

the authors message

prejudice

means to pre-judge; to make judgements about someone before knowing them.

superego

freuds word for the conscience.

infantilization

the act of treating an adult or older child as if they are significantly younger or less capable than they actually are.

diction

the authors word choice

ambiguity

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation.

hyperbole

hyperbole

internal conflict (ex)

Lady Macbeth’s guilt and paranoia is an example of an internal conflict

olfactory imagery

imagery that applies to the sense of smell.

metaphor

a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.

paradox

a statement that seems to be contradictory but actually makes sense- ‘fair is foul and foul is fair’