30 LIT TERMS

Question 1

Personification

Answer 1

when an object or abstract idea is given human qualities or a human form

Question 2

Antonym

Answer 2

a word that is the opposite in meaning to another word

Question 3

Synonym

Answer 3

a word hat is similar in meaning to another word

Question 4

Point of View

Answer 4

the perspective from which a story is told

Question 5

First Person

Answer 5

when a story is related as it is perceived by a single character

Question 6

Third Person

Answer 6

presents the events of a story from a perspective outside any single characters insight into all characters minds

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

exaggeration or overstatement

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

an appeal to one of the five sense

Question 9

Mood

Answer 9

the prevailing emotion or atmosphere of a work

Question 10

Conflict

Answer 10

when the protagonist is opposed by something, the catalyst for the story

Question 11

Protagonist

Answer 11

the character with whom the audience is supposed to identify; the “hero”

Question 12

Antagonist

Answer 12

the character or force who opposes the protagonist

Question 13

Metaphor

Answer 13

a direct comparison between two things (without using like or as)

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

a direct comparison between two things using like or as

Question 15

Symbol

Answer 15

an object that represents something abstract

Question 16

Theme

Answer 16

a fundamental or universal idea in a literary work

Question 17

Motif

Answer 17

a recurring structure, contrast, or literary device used to develop a theme

Question 18

Setting

Answer 18

the time and place of the story

Question 19

Allusion

Answer 19

a reference to something outside a story or text

Question 20

Foreshadowing

Answer 20

when events or information hint at what is to come in a story

Question 21

Flashback

Answer 21

the presentation of events that occurred before the beginning of a story (a leaping back in time)

Question 22

Juxtaposition

Answer 22

when two things are places side by side so that they can more easily compared

Question 23

Quote

Answer 23

any selection of any part of novel, short story, poem, or piece of text otherwise - distinctly different than dialogue this can include narrative as well as dialogue

Question 24

Dialogue

Answer 24

words spoken out loud by an actual character

Question 25

Exposition

Answer 25

the opening of he story in which the conform cut is originally established

Question 26

Rising Action

Answer 26

develops or complicated the plot and conflict; leads to the climax

Question 27

Climax

Answer 27

the turning point in a narrative; the decisive moment of action

Question 28

Falling Action

Answer 28

moves the plot toward a resolution of the conflict

Question 29

Conclusion/Resolution

Answer 29

resolved the conflict or brings the plot to a close

Question 30

Characterization

Answer 30

methods of revealing a characters personality and traits