HR 2 (sem 2 - revision) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What is allusion? Give an example

Reference to another work, person, event etc

What is inference?

using observation and background knowledge to determine a conclusion that makes sense

What is Cafe society?

social elite of New York in the 1930s and 40s who gathered at exclusive restaurants and clubs

Characterize Lost Generation

American writers who came of age during World War I and established their literary reputations in the 1920s

What is setting? Name its types

Time and place of a story. Physical, historical, geographical

What is allegory?

A work in which concrete elements stand for abstractions, usually in an unambiguous, one-to-one relationship

What is characterisation? What are its types?

Process of creating, describing a character. Direct and indirect

What is chiasmus? Give an example

the grammar of one phrase is inverted in the following phrase

What is flashback?

Reference to even that happened before the story started

What is the difference between monologue and soliloque?

monologue - listeners +, soliloque - listeners -

Comedy vs tragedy

ending, deaths (yes or no), people in disguise

What is imagery?

Vivid descriptions appealing to seneses

What is Deus ex machina?

conflict is suddenly resolved by the unexpected appearance of an implausible character

What is jusxtaposition?

An author placestwo things side by side as a way of highlighting their differences

What is metonymy? Give an example

name of an object or concept is replaced with a word closely related to or suggested by the original

What is euphemism? Give an example

A word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word

Edwardian era - features

Realism + naturalism + modernism

What is irony? name its types

Difference between expectations and reality. Verbal, dramatic, situational

What is Bohemian lifestyle?

prioritize community living and artistic endeavours while rejecting certain constraints of mainstream society

What is comic relief? provide examples

device to break the tension in a scene