Final Exam Notes SENIOR BRITISH LITERATURE Literature Notes

Final Exam Notes SENIOR BRITISH LITERATURE

Literature Notes Satire: writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or groups. Imagery: Descriptive language used in literature to re-create sensory experiences. Types: floral, visual, auditory, tactile, natural, religious…etc. Allegory: is a literary work with two or more levels of meaning-a literal meaning and one or more symbolic levels.

Literature Rhyme Scheme: the regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem or stanza. Ex. ABAB Ode: a long, formal, lyric poem with a serious theme. Simile: Comparing two things using like or as. Personification: figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

Literature Assonance: is the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant sounds. Stream of consciousness: characterized by a flow of thoughts and images, which may not always appear to have a coherent structure or cohesion. Sonnets: a 14 line lyric poem with a single theme-- Written in iambic pentameter

Literature Meter: The measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poetry. Passive Voice: PASSIVE VOICE The action is performed upon the subject. Ex. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. The invention was patented by Bell in 1876. A passive verb is always made from a be verb (am, is, are, was, were, etc. ) plus the past participle of a verb.

Literature Rhetorical question: is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point and without the expectation of a reply Paradox: A statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth. Tone: writer’s attitude toward the readers and towards the subject. Alliteration: is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables.

Literature Blank verse: Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. (most of Shakespeare’s plays are written in blank verse). Irony: a contradiction between the actual meaning of words and the meaning intended by the writer. Rhyme: Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

Literature Dramatic Monologue: Poem that presents a moment in which a narrator/speaker discusses a topic and, in so doing, reveals his personal feelings to a listener. Only the narrator, talks–hence the term monologue, meaning "single (mono) discourse (logue). " During his discourse, thespeaker intentionally and unintentionally reveals information about himself. The main focus of a dramatic monologue is this personal information, not the speaker's topic.

Literature • • • Symbolism: The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Characterization: Representation of a character or characters on stage or in writing, especially by imitating or describing actions, gestures, or speeches. YOU WILL ALSO HAVE SEVERAL READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS-----READ!!!!

MLA FORMAT Double spaced, heading in the upper left hand corner, title centered between heading and paper, and page number in the upper right hand corner. WORKS CITED ENTRYl: alphabetic