Lit Terms Quiz #3

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

something detached from physical, or concrete, reality

Question 2

Anachronism

Answer 2

attributing something to a period in which it does not belong

Question 3

Antecedent

Answer 3

previous or preexisting

Question 4

Assonance

Answer 4

repetition of the vowel in non-rhyming last stressed syllables

Question 5

Ballad

Answer 5

poem narrating a story in short stanzas

Question 6

Burlesque

Answer 6

exaggerated imitation of something, specifically in a parody

Question 7

Dirge

Answer 7

mournful mood in a literary work

Question 8

Epic

Answer 8

heroic or legendary storytelling

Question 9

Feminine Rhyme

Answer 9

rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables

Question 10

Inversion

Answer 10

the act of inverting something

Question 11

Interior Monologue

Answer 11

a piece of writing expressing a character’s inner thoughts

Question 12

Metaphor

Answer 12

comparison not using “like” or “as”

Question 13

Parallelism

Answer 13

the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way

Question 14

Persona

Answer 14

aspect of someone’s character that is presented to or perceived by others

Question 15

Simile

Answer 15

comparison using “like” or “as”

Question 16

Stock Characters

Answer 16

fictional character that is based on a common stereotype

Question 17

Subjunctive Mood

Answer 17

a hypothetical situation or to express a wish, demand, or obligation

Question 18

Travesty

Answer 18

giant devastation

Question 19

Tragic Flaw

Answer 19

action that causes a hero’s destruction or downfall

Question 20

Utopia

Answer 20

idealistic society