Extension of Literary Terms

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

story/poem where characters, settings, and events stand for other people/events or for abstract ideas/qualities
ex. Animal Farm

Question 2

Anthropomorphism

Answer 2

attributing human characteristics to an animal or object

Question 3

Apostrophe

Answer 3

calling out to an imaginary/dead/absent person or to a place/thing/personified idea (typically begins w/ ‘O’)

Question 4

Colloquialism

Answer 4

word/phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing

Question 5

Denotation

Answer 5

dictionary definition of a word

Question 6

Dialect

Answer 6

speaking that’s characteristic of a certain social group or inhabitants of a certain geographical area

Question 7

Didactic

Answer 7

form of non/fiction that teaches a specific lesson

Question 8

Foil

Answer 8

character who acts as a contrast to another character

Question 9

Satire

Answer 9

writing that reduces shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change

Question 10

Stream of Consciousness

Answer 10

writing that portrays inner (often chaotic) workings of a character’s mind

Question 11

Vernacular

Answer 11

language spoken by the people who live in a particular place