Allegory - metonymy - objective point of view

Question 1

Person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely associated with it

Answer 1

Metonymy

Question 2

Atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected

Answer 2

Mood

Question 3

Recurring image, word, phrase, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work, unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones, or new ideas to the theme

Answer 3

Motif

Question 4

The reasons for a character’s behavior

Answer 4

Motivation

Question 5

The use of words whose sounds echo their sense

Answer 5

Onomatopoeia

Question 6

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase

Answer 6

Oxymoron

Question 7

A relatively short story that teaches a moral, or lesson about how to lead a good life

Answer 7

Parable

Question 8

A statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth

Answer 8

Paradox

Question 9

Is a paradox in Zen Buddhism to gain intuitive knowledge

Answer 9

Koan

Question 10

The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

Answer 10

Parallel Structure

Question 11

Simply juxtaposes clauses or sentences

Answer 11

Practice sentence

Question 12

A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer’s style

Answer 12

Parody

Question 13

Sentence that places the main idea or central complete thought at the end of the sentence, after all introductory elements

Answer 13

Periodic

Question 14

Figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Answer 14

Personification

Question 15

The series of related events in a story or play, sometimes called the storyline

Answer 15

Plot

Question 16

Introduces characters, situation, and setting

Answer 16

Exposition

Question 17

Complications in conflict and situations

Answer 17

Rising Action

Question 18

That point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest (turning point)

Answer 18

Climax

Question 19

The conclusion of a story, when all or most of the conflicts have been settled

Answer 19

Resolution

Question 20

The vantage point from which the writer tells the story

Answer 20

Point of View

Question 21

One of the characters tells the story

Answer 21

First Person Point of View

Question 22

An unknown narrator, tells the story, but this narrator zooms in to focus on the thoughts and feelings of only one character

Answer 22

Third Person Point of View

Question 23

An omniscient or all knowing narrator tells the story, also using the third person pronouns. This narrator, instead of focusing on one character only, often tells us everything about many characters

Answer 23

Omniscient Point of View

Question 24

A narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events

Answer 24

Objective Point of View