Final: terms

Question 1

a reference within a work of literature to something outside it.

Answer 1

allusion

Question 2

representations of persons in literature

Answer 2

character

Question 3

a story consisting of action and dialogue designed for stage performance

Answer 3

drama

Question 4

a poem consisting of a speech by a character (who is not the author) addressing an audience at a critical moment in his life.

Answer 4

dramatic monologue

Question 5

a figure of thought that contrasts appearance and reality.

Answer 5

irony

Question 6

a more or less regular recurrence of stressed syllables in written or spoken utterance

Answer 6

rhythm

Question 7

a stated comparison of two things using a linking word or phrase

Answer 7

simile

Question 8

a narrative method designed to reproduce the mental process of character…

Answer 8

stream of consciousness

Question 9

protagonist’s opponent

Answer 9

antagonist

Question 10

the chief or main character

Answer 10

protagonist

Question 11

a brief statement, often witty, that expresses a principle, truth, or observation about life

Answer 11

aphorism

Question 12

a detailed account of a person’s life and accomplishments, written by another person.

Answer 12

biography

Question 13

the struggle between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.

Answer 13

conflict

Question 14

regional variations within the same language, as spoken in different area of a country

Answer 14

dialect

Question 15

one’s choice of words in writing or speaking

Answer 15

diction

Question 16

a line of verse that runs into the next line or lines without pause

Answer 16

enjambment

Question 17

a metaphor that extends throughout a stanza or an entire poem

Answer 17

extended metaphor

Question 18

a literary form typically set in non-existent realms and often featuring supernatural beings

Answer 18

fantasy

Question 19

a technique in which words and phrases that have literary meanings are enhanced and given freshness of expression by means of figures of speech

Answer 19

figurative language

Question 20

a story originating in oral tradition

Answer 20

folktale

Question 21

a literary device that supplies clues that hint at later plot developments

Answer 21

foreshadowing

Question 22

especially striking and complex figure of speech that uses innovative ideas to develop a connection between two seemingly dissimilar things

Answer 22

metaphysical conceit

Question 23

a poem in which the author tells a story

Answer 23

narrative poetry

Question 24

an outcome in a literary work in which good is rewarded and evil is punished, especially in ways that particularly fit the virtue of crime

Answer 24

poetic justice

Question 25

a phrase or sentence repeated at intervals throughout a poem, often at the end of a stanza

Answer 25

refrain

Question 26

the way in which grammatical structure is employed to combine words, phrases, and clauses into sentences

Answer 26

syntax

Question 27

the attempt to depict people and circumstances in literature and art as they really are, without idealization

Answer 27

realism