Lit Terms

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

A passing or casual reference, an incidental mention of something

Question 2

Ambiguity

Answer 2

Doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention

Question 3

Archaic

Answer 3

Marked by the characteristics of an earlier period

Question 4

Black Humour

Answer 4

Dark humour, normally racist or down grading someone

Question 5

Comic relief

Answer 5

A funny part of a serious part of a movie or book or something

Question 6

Dilemma

Answer 6

A choice between two equally undesirable courses of action

Question 7

Discrepancy

Answer 7

To be in a disagreement

Question 8

Epilogue

Answer 8

A short addition or conclusion at the end of a literary work

Question 9

Genre

Answer 9

A particular kind or category of literature

Question 10

Interior Monologue

Answer 10

Conversation like thoughts with just one character

Question 11

Jargon

Answer 11

Slang or something language a small group of people understand

Question 12

Paradox

Answer 12

A self- contradictory statement that is correct

Question 13

Parody

Answer 13

A mocking imitation of a style of speaking or writing

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Parallelism

Answer 14

The arrangement of similarly constructed verses

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Pathos

Answer 15

A character in literature that you feel pity or compassion towards

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Prologue

Answer 16

An opening in a section of longer work, used to introduce people or the plot

Question 17

Prose

Answer 17

Writing in normal sentences and paragraphs

Question 18

Sarcasm

Answer 18

A taunting or scornful manner of speech

Question 19

Surrealism

Answer 19

A form of writing which expresses the subconscious rather then the conscious mind