Application of literary terms

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

Enemy or bad guy to the protagonist

Question 2

Characterization

Answer 2

Creation of a character

creation or construction of the fictional characters

Question 3

Colloquial language

Answer 3

Not formal language mainly swearing or slang type language

Question 4

Dilemma

Answer 4

Problem

Question 5

Direct presentation

Answer 5

That method of characterization in which the author, by exposition or analysis, tells us directly what a character is like, or has someone else in the story do so.

Question 6

Epiphany

Answer 6

A sudden insight or realization

Question 7

Flat character

Answer 7

one dimensional, fiction that does not change too much from the start of the narrative to its end

Question 8

Character Foil

Answer 8

foil is a character who contrasts with another character; most of the time it is the protagonist, to highlight qualities of the other character.

Question 9

Dynamic character

Answer 9

A dynamic character is one who learns a lesson or changes as a person (either for better or for worse).

Question 10

Foreshadowing

Answer 10

Warning or indication of a future event

Question 11

Indirect presentation

Answer 11

Characters personality through speech action and appearance

Question 12

Internal conflict

Answer 12

Experience of opposing beliefs and desires feelings or impulses

Question 13

Pathos

Answer 13

Quality that evokes pity or sadness

Question 14

Mood

Answer 14

Atmosphere or ambience

Question 15

Conflict

Answer 15

Disagreement or argument typically protracted

Question 16

Round character

Answer 16

Two dimensional relatively uncomplicated

Question 17

Setting

Answer 17

place or time where an event takes place

Question 18

Static character

Answer 18

doesn’t undergo any severe change. Largely the same throughout the story

Question 19

Symbol

Answer 19

Mark or character

Question 20

Theme

Answer 20

Subject of a talk, piece of writing

Question 21

Irony

Answer 21

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Question 22

point of view

Answer 22

Point of view refers to who is telling or narrating a story.

Question 23

third person limited

Answer 23

The third-person limited point of view is when the narrator only has some access to the experiences and thoughts of the characters. Many times, the third person limited perspective limits the narrators access to the thoughts and experiences of just one character.