Lit Terms Quiz #4

Question 1

Accent

Answer 1

distinct emphasis given to a word or syllable

Question 2

Aesthetic

Answer 2

pleasing to the eye

Question 3

Anachromism

Answer 3

attributing something to a period in which it does not belong

Question 4

Analogy

Answer 4

a comparison often used for clarification

Question 5

Anticlimax

Answer 5

a disappointing end

Question 6

Antihero

Answer 6

hero with non-typical hero like qualities

Question 7

Atmosphere

Answer 7

tone or mood of a place

Question 8

Burlesque

Answer 8

exaggerated imitation of something, typically seen in a parody

Question 9

Caricature

Answer 9

comical exaggerated representation of someone or something

Question 10

Concept

Answer 10

an abstract idea or notion

Question 11

Doggered

Answer 11

stubborn determination

Question 12

Elegy

Answer 12

poem of serious reflection or mourning

Question 13

Enjambment

Answer 13

the continuation of a sentence without a pause at the end of the line

Question 14

Feminine Rhyme

Answer 14

rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables

Question 15

Parable

Answer 15

simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

Question 16

Parallelism

Answer 16

something being parallel

Question 17

Pastoral

Answer 17

work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life

Question 18

Stock Character

Answer 18

person or animal that embodies a widely recognizable stereotype

Question 19

Tragic Flaw

Answer 19

action that causes the hero’s destruction

Question 20

Utopia

Answer 20

idealistic society