World Lit Lit Terms

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Comparative literature

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Is comparing literature dealing with two or more types of culture or linguistic groups.

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Unique

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Is something that’s not ordinary, or common.

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Universal

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is something that’s common, opposite of unique.

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Dualism

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its two complementary halves. Ex Endiku and Gilgamesh on there journeys complemented each other.

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critical reading

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is what you should be think about when you read a passage, parts of critical reading are looking for Rhetorical Situation, Central and supporting Ideas, Types of evidence and reasons, links to prior learning, and overall effectiveness of the text.

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rhetorical situation

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Its historical context, and the genre of the book.

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central and supporting ideas

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Are main ideas and concepts through the book.

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types of reasoning and evidence

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Ways to prove your point about the book Ex. page numbers, line numbers.

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links to prior learning

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Connections with book to other things in our present life.

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Overall effectiveness of the text

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Did the reading make on impact on the reader. Did the reader fully understand the text.

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Plot

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a sequence of events with the emphasis on cause and effect

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Narrative

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is a construct created in a suitable format and describes a description of fictional or non fictional events.

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Foreshadow

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It’s when the author hints about what is going to happen latter on.

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Setting

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Place and time in book.

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Animism

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Is to believe that everything has its own soul. Ex. if you slam a door, you hurt the door.

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Polytheism

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Is to believe in more than one god.

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Monotheism

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Is to believe in one god.

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Line

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a row of words.

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Stanza

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A stanza consists of a grouping of lines, set off by a space usually has a set pattern of meter and rhyme, the paragraphs of poetry

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Imagery

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is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that causes sensory experience. Such images can be created by using figures of speech such as similes and metaphors.

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sensory detail

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Is details describing placed with the five senses. How it feels, taste, looks, sounds.

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Rhythm

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a series of sounds that form a pattern.

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Metaphor

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is similar to a simile, however this literary device makes a comparison without the use of "like" or "as".

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Simile

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is a literary device where the writer employs the words "like" or "as" to compare to different ideas

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Tragedy

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A book with the ending of catastrophe, disaster, and maybe death. Ex. Romeo and Juliet, Medea.

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Hamartia

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A character who tries to do good but then ends up being the cause of the downfall. Like the friar in Romeo and Juliet.

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Hubris

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A character who is over confident, excess pride.

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Catharsis

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when someone is purified from there wrong doings.

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Chorus

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is usually the vocal group of singers in a play they also are known for interpreting what is going on in the play.

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Protagonist

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Is the main character in the play, or book

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Antagonist

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Is the main villain, the character against the protagonist.

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Patriarchy

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It’s when the father has dominance over his family.

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Anti-hero

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Character who represents reverse idle of a culture
o Still the protagonist
o Ambiguities

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Rasa

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Emotional Response, the idle (perfect form) emotion
ex. -  Comic-laughter
 Compassionate-grief
 Erotic-sexual excitement
 Cruel-anger
 Heroic-energy
 Terrifying-fear
 Horrid-loathing
 Marvelous-wonder
 Peaceful-calm

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Picaresque

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story
o Episodic- little stories that become one big story
o Picar- the main character, a “low” type
o Satirical- make fun of sometimes to call attention to its flaws
- a person who goes place to place having adventures

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What was the main driving force behind that Sparta becoming a military state?

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the fear of a helot revolt

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What was the main driving force behind Athens becoming a democracy?

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the struggles b/n the rich and the poor