Exam 1 Literary Elements

Question 1

symbolism

Answer 1

the use of an object to represent another object or greater idea

Question 2

setting

Answer 2

the time and place of a story might also include social and historical contexts

Question 3

allusion

Answer 3

brings meaning to something. An indirect reference to something in history, literature of the arts

Question 4

foreshadowing

Answer 4

a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

Question 5

dialogue

Answer 5

writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other.

Question 6

point of view

Answer 6

the way the author allows you to “see” and “hear” what’s going on.

Question 7

imagery

Answer 7

painting a descriptive picture with words

Question 8

alliteration

Answer 8

representation of first letters (cautious crabs crouching)

Question 9

satire

Answer 9

criticism of society or a group in society through the use of exaggeration.

Question 10

characterization

Answer 10

a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story

Question 11

diction

Answer 11

The author’s word choice (“of joy that kills”)

Question 12

name 4 types conflict

Answer 12

man vs self (internal), man vs society, man vs nature (external), man vs man (external)

Question 13

anaphora

Answer 13

repetition of a phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Question 14

hyperbole

Answer 14

extreme exaggeration

Question 15

tone

Answer 15

the author’s or speaker’s attitude towards a subject or topic (usually seen through word choice).

Question 16

conflict

Answer 16

the force that opposed the protagonist in a story

Question 17

irony

Answer 17

the opposite of what you think will happen

Question 18

central idea

Answer 18

The unifying point made concrete and explored in action and imagery of the story.

Question 19

simile

Answer 19

comparison using like or as

Question 20

metaphor

Answer 20

comparison of two unlike things

Question 21

onomatopoeia

Answer 21

a word that makes the sound of its pronunciation (buzz)

Question 22

flashback

Answer 22

an interruption of the chronological sequence

Question 23

personification

Answer 23

giving human action or characteristics to a non-human idea or object