Liiterary Terms

Question 1

The use of words such as pow, crunch, and buzz whose sounds suggest their meanings.

Answer 1

Onomatopoeia

Question 2

It makes a comparison using “like” or “as”.

Answer 2

Simile

Question 3

The time and place of action of a story.

Answer 3

Setting

Question 4

A statement that contradicts itself.

Answer 4

Paradox

Question 5

A contradiction in terms.

Answer 5

Oxymoron

Question 6

An object that stands for something beyond itself.

Answer 6

Symbol

Question 7

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Answer 7

Alliteration

Question 8

It makes a comparison between two things that are unlike but have something in common.

Answer 8

Metaphor

Question 9

The principal character in opposition to the protagonist.

Answer 9

Antagonist

Question 10

The hero.

Answer 10

Protagonist

Question 11

The truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect.

Answer 11

Hyperbole

Question 12

Human qualities are attributed to an object.

Answer 12

Personification

Question 13

A writers use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur later in a plot.

Answer 13

Foreshadowing

Question 14

A convo, episode, or event that happened before the beginning of the story.

Answer 14

Flashback

Question 15

The sequence of events in a story.

Answer 15

Plot

Question 16

Contrast between appearance and reality.

Answer 16

Irony

Question 17

The main idea.

Answer 17

Theme

Question 18

Indirect reference to another literary work or famous person.

Answer 18

Allusion

Question 19

The moment when the readers interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point.

Answer 19

Climax

Question 20

The feeling the author creates for the reader.

Answer 20

Mood