General Terms

Question 1

allegory

Answer 1

a figurative work in which a surface narrative caries a secondary metaphorical meaning

Question 2

allusion

Answer 2

an indirect reference

Question 3

coming of age story

Answer 3

a type of novel where the protagonist is initiated into adulthood through knowledge, experience, or both, often by a process of disillusionment

Question 4

conceit

Answer 4

an extended and elaborated comparison

Question 5

detail

Answer 5

the selection of individual events, names descriptions and so on that make up the content of a work

Question 6

diction

Answer 6

word choice

Question 7

dramatic irony

Answer 7

the irony felt when the audience is aware of important information that a character is not aware of

Question 8

frame

Answer 8

a narrative structure that provides a setting and exposition for the main narrative in a novel

Question 9

imagery

Answer 9

language that appeals vividly to the senses

Question 10

irony

Answer 10

something contrary to what is expected and yet having a peculiar kind of fitness

Question 11

parody

Answer 11

a work intended to poke fun at another work or other specific target through imitation, exaggeration, and ridicule

Question 12

persona

Answer 12

the personality adopted for or reflected in an act of communication

Question 13

sarcasm

Answer 13

verbal irony aimed at ridiculing a specific target

Question 14

satire

Answer 14

a work intended to critique society, institutions, etc. through ridicule

Question 15

style

Answer 15

the author’s characteristic approach and use of language

Question 16

syntax

Answer 16

the rules for, and art of, constructing sentences

Question 17

tone

Answer 17

the narrator’s attitude toward the subject

Question 18

verbal irony

Answer 18

words that are the opposite of what is really meant

Question 19

voice

Answer 19

the narrator’s persona and characteristic use of language