College English 101

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

A reference in fiction to a person, place or event

Question 2

Ambiguity

Answer 2

When an author uses a word that can be interpreted two different ways

Question 3

Apostrophe

Answer 3

An exclamation to someone unseen or not present

Question 4

Archetype

Answer 4

An image symbol or character with similar meanings across literature (stock symbol)

Question 5

Direct characterization

Answer 5

When an author tells you important details about the character

Question 6

Cliche

Answer 6

A word or phrase that is used so often that is loses its freshness or meaning

Question 7

Cliche

Answer 7

A word or phrase that is used so often that is loses its freshness or meaning

Question 8

Conflict

Answer 8

Tension between two opposing forces

Question 9

Connotation

Answer 9

A word’s implied meaning

Question 10

Denotation

Answer 10

A word’s dictionary meaning

Question 11

Diction

Answer 11

An author’s use of language on a scale from simple to complex

Question 12

Epiphany

Answer 12

A character’s moment of realization

Question 13

Euphemism

Answer 13

A pleasant way of saying something unpleasant

Question 14

Flashback

Answer 14

When an author presents part of the plot from before the novel began

Question 15

Foreshadowing

Answer 15

When an author gives clues or hints about future plot events

Question 16

Hyperbole

Answer 16

Way over the top exaggeration

Question 17

Imagery

Answer 17

Any language that invokes one of the readers 5 senses

Question 18

Irony

Answer 18

A discrepancy between what is expected and what actually occurs

Question 19

Dramatic Irony

Answer 19

When the reader or viewer is aware of important plots information that the character themselves don’t know (suspense)

Question 20

Mood

Answer 20

How the reader feels about what they are reading

Question 21

Motif

Answer 21

A recurring theme in the same piece of literature

Question 22

First person narration

Answer 22

When the narrator is in and part of the story

Question 23

Third person narration

Answer 23

When the narrator is a character that can tell what’s happening

Question 24

Third person omniscient

Answer 24

The narrator can not only tell what is happening but also go into other character’s minds and thoughts

Question 25

Paradox

Answer 25

A statement which at first it appears false or absurd but upon further inspection/ reflection actually holds a deep truth

Question 26

Rhetorical question

Answer 26

A question asked not for an answer but for its effect

Question 27

Sarcasm

Answer 27

Verbal irony that intends to hurt

Question 28

Juxtaposition

Answer 28

When an author places two seemingly unrelated events close together in the plot so the reader will compare them

Question 29

Setting

Answer 29

Time and place

Question 30

Simile

Answer 30

Something that uses like or as

Question 31

Symbol

Answer 31

An object, image or even situation that when thought about could have a deeper meaning

Question 32

Syntax

Answer 32

The arrangement/ order of words in a sentence

Question 33

Theme

Answer 33

Main message of a piece of literature

Question 34

Tone

Answer 34

The author’s intended for us to feel

Question 35

Unreliable narrator

Answer 35

A narrator that seems to take sides with characters