Literature Studies Flashcards

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Name a work by Paula Gunn Allen that reflects on American beauty.

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"America the Beautiful: Last Poems"

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Name a Robert Frost poem that deals with the theme of choices.

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"The Road Not Taken"

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Amy Tan is the author of "Joy Luck Club."

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Iambic pentameter

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A pattern of line of poetry with emphasis on certain syllables

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Characters

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The individuals in the story

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Theme

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The main idea of the story

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Literary devices definition

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Techniques that authors use to convey a message and help the reader with interpretation.

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Point of view determines how the story unfolds and influences the tone.

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Examples: An objective outsider, a first-person account, a third-person account.

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Trochaic Meter

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Stressed, unstressed pattern.

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Dactylic Meter

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Stressed, unstressed, unstressed pattern.