Keywords To Know

Question 1

Theme

Answer 1

The main idea or underlying meaning of a piece of literature
Ex: themes of Romeo and Juliet are love and friendship; themes of Lord of the Flies is savagery and the loss of innocence

Question 2

Diction

Answer 2

Author’s choice of words

Question 3

Parallel scenes

Answer 3

Repetition of phrases or themes in different scenes to show importance

Question 4

Exposition

Answer 4

Introduces background information/sets the scene

Question 5

Complication

Answer 5

A problem that comes in the story

Question 6

Literary climax

Answer 6

Point in the narrative at which the conflict or tension has reached its highest poin

Question 7

Symbolism

Answer 7

To signify ideas by giving them a symbolic meaning that is different from the literal sense

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

Figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas

Question 9

Word web

Answer 9

Words throughout the passage that connect to each other and paint an idea or theme for the passage

Question 10

Static character

Answer 10

“Flat” character whose personality doesn’t change throughout the story

Question 11

Dynamic character

Answer 11

“Rounded” character whose personality is exciting and changes throughout story

Question 12

Epiphany

Answer 12

Point at which a character achieved realization, awareness, or a of knowledge after looking at the conflict of the story through a new light

Question 13

Surrealism

Answer 13

Expressed imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control

Question 14

Everyman

Answer 14

An ordinary person representative of the human race

Question 15

Characterization

Answer 15

process authors use to develop characters and create images for the audience

Question 16

Local color literature

Answer 16

A story that focuses on the culture, dialect, and types of characters of s specific region

Question 17

Satire

Answer 17

A way of using humor to show how something is foolish or weak (political)

Question 18

Parody

Answer 18

Imitates the style of something else

Question 19

Dark humor

Answer 19

Something that makes light of a subject matter that is considered messed up or a taboo

Question 20

Political correctness

Answer 20

The avoidance of forms of expressions that are perceived to exclude or insult socially disabled groups of people

Question 21

Agnosticism

Answer 21

Belief that there could or could not be a God

Question 22

Grotesque

Answer 22

Disgusting

Question 23

Southern gothic

Answer 23

Type of writing that discusses Grotesque things in the south

Question 24

Function of violence

Answer 24

In O’Connor’s story - violence is present to reflect how she feels and convey her message or Christianity to people