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repetitition by reversal ex: to weep at joy than joy at weeping |
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| the misuse of words that sould alike but have different meanings. ex: The sky is annoying instead of this guy is annoying |
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| "the untying of the knot" - the resolution of a story |
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| a type of figurative language that involves giving lifeless objects human capabilities or characteristics |
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| the intentional repetition of words to make a point |
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| the emotional charge or set of ideas associated with a word or phrase. ex: December 25= Christmas |
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| the literal meaning of a word or phrase. ex: December 25= the 25th day of the 12th month |
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| the act of addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present. ex: Oh Death, be not proud |
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| anything that appeals to one of the 5 senses- visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile |
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| a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken as if though it were something else |
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| a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two unlike ideas. |
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| taking something abstract and treating it as if it were concrete. ex: Justice is as tough as nails |
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| the general term for literary techniques that portray differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intention |
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| anything that stands for or respresents something else |
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| an apparent contradiction but ends up being correct. ex: Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again |
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| when the poet knows what form his poem will take before he begins writing. ex: when a poet is writing a sonnet he knows it will be 14 lines |
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| the tribe to which N. Scott Mommaday's family belongs |
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| the hurricane that flooded Tinker Creek |
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| the year in which "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set |
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| the final room in Prince Prospero's apartment |
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| ________ are painted on the side of the smar house in There Will Come Soft Rains |
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| the city known as the Place of Gods |
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- the main character of By the Waters of Babylon. 2. The main character's dad's profession
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| main character in A Visit to Grandmother |
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| Dr. Dunfords brother who can get away with anything |
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| name of the main character in The Widow and the Parrot |
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| amount of money Mrs Gage inherits |
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| one word to describe Mrs Gage's brother |
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| main character in Civil Peace |
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| main character in A Problem |
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| location of Marchesca's valuable land in Garden of the Stubborn Cats |
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