Literary Criticism practice

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What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely associated syllables called?

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Alliteration

Front

What term refers to a serious play recounting a significant person's life culminating in an unhappy catastrophe?

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Tragedy

Front

What is the term for categories into which literary works are grouped based on form or subject matter?

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Genre

Front

What is the central idea in nonfiction and the abstract concept made concrete in fiction, poetry, and drama?

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Theme

Front

What is something that stands for something else, combining a literal quality with an abstract aspect?

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Symbol

Front

What is the term for the use of similar sounds in the middle or end of words?

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Consonance

Front

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds in closely associated syllables?

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Assonance

Front

What is a narrative technique where the story begins in the middle of the action?

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In medias res

Front

What is a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?

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Motif

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What is a brief summary of a literary work called?

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Synopsis