Lit Terms 4

Question 1

Anthropomorphism

Answer 1

Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (personification)

Question 2

Apposition

Answer 2

Placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explanation, qualification, or modification of the first. (Done with colon) “These are times that try men’s souls: the summer soldier….”

Question 3

Dynamic Character

Answer 3

One who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action.

Question 4

Flat Character

Answer 4

Has only one or two personality traits. They are one dimensional, like a piece of cardboard. They can be summed up in one phrase.

Question 5

Round Character

Answer 5

has more dimensions to their personalities—they are complex, just a real people are.

Question 6

Elegy

Answer 6

a poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died. A Eulogy is great praise or commendation, a laudatory speech, often about someone who has died.

Question 7

Explication

Answer 7

act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text, usually
involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.

Question 8

Fable

Answer 8

a very short story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.

Question 9

Anecdote

Answer 9

Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual