General Terms

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Ex: “Chocolate is his Kryptonite”

Question 2

Diction

Answer 2

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Ex. formal diction, concrete dicrtion

Question 3

Genre

Answer 3

a category of artistic composition, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
Ex. Fantasy, Non-Fiction

Question 4

Imagery

Answer 4

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Ex: The bloody corpse emerged slowly from the muddy, molded grave <– Visual Imagery

Question 5

Prose

Answer 5

a form of written or spoken language that typically exhibits a natural flow of speech and grammatical structure
Ex. Ex: Everything that is not poetry, a novel

Question 6

Mood

Answer 6

the atmosphere of the narrative. Mood is created by means of setting, attitude, and descriptions
Ex. Depressed Mood, Anxious Mood

Question 7

Motif

Answer 7

a distinctive repeating feature or idea; often, it helps develop other narrative aspects such as theme or mood
Ex. Plant motif, Love motif

Question 8

Theme

Answer 8

the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work
Ex: “Peace and War” “Love” “Good and evil”`

Question 9

Setting

Answer 9

the time and place in which a story is told
Ex. “Once upon a time in the land of Oz”

Question 10

Symbol

Answer 10

an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
Ex. Doves represent peace, love, freedom

Question 11

Verse

Answer 11

a collection of metrical lines of poetry. It is used to define the difference of poetry and prose. It contains rhythm and pattern and more often than not, rhyme
Ex.