Flashcards
English Literature flashcards
One deck for each unit, with the terms and ideas you need to know cold. Flip a card, then say how well you knew it. Cards you find hard come back sooner, and ones you know well wait longer.
9 decks · 287 cards
Unit 1
Short Fiction I
39 cards
- Characterization
- Direct characterization
- Indirect characterization
- Perspective
Unit 2
Poetry I
37 cards
- Speaker
- Persona
- Attitude
- Collective speaker
Unit 3
Longer Fiction or Drama I
30 cards
- Motivation
- Values
- Expectations
- Complex character
Unit 4
Short Fiction II
28 cards
- Choice under pressure
- Actions vs. words
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
Unit 5
Poetry II
32 cards
- Closed form
- Open form
- Free verse
- Sonnet
Unit 6
Longer Fiction or Drama II
32 cards
- Divided loyalties
- Professed values
- Private values
- Competing perspectives
Unit 7
Short Fiction III
31 cards
- Gradual change
- Catalyst
- Disillusionment
- Moment of recognition
Unit 8
Poetry III
30 cards
- Pattern break
- Delayed main clause
- End-of-line emphasis
- Anaphora
Unit 9
Longer Fiction or Drama III
28 cards
- Minor character
- Major character
- Stock character
- Confidant