Literary Element: First Column

Question 1

adage

Answer 1

a well known proverb or saying

ex. look before you leap

Question 2

allegory

Answer 2

can be interpreted as having a hidden meaning/ symbolism

ex. Aslan in The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe as an allegory for Jesus Christ

Question 3

alliteration

Answer 3

repetition of a certain letter/sound in a series of words

ex. the slithery snake sneaked

Question 4

allusion

Answer 4

an indirect reference to something else

ex.

Question 5

analogy

Answer 5

a comparison of two things to explain one of the two

ex. the couple was like romeo and juliet

Question 6

anecdote

Answer 6

a short and interesting/funny story about someone or something

ex.

Question 7

antithesis

Answer 7

person/thing that’s a direct opposite to another

ex. a villain to a hero

Question 8

aphorism

Answer 8

brief statement of wisdom

ex. if it’s not broke, don’t fix it

Question 9

apostrophe

Answer 9

talking to someone/something that is not there

ex. monologues to dead loved ones

Question 10

ethos

Answer 10

appeal to ethics; proves credibility

ex. a meteorologist discussing recent weather phenomena

Question 11

logos

Answer 11

appeal to logic

ex. providing graphs and statistics

Question 12

pathos

Answer 12

appeal to emotion

ex. the dog commercial with injured dogs and sad music

Question 13

archetypes

Answer 13

typical example of person or thing

ex. the hero, the villain, the damsel

Question 14

chiasmus

Answer 14

reversing syntax

ex. work to live don’t live to work

Question 15

colloquialism

Answer 15

word used in informal or friendly conversation

ex. ain’t

Question 16

conceit

Answer 16

clever comparison of two very unalike things

ex. in romeo and juliet, juliet’s father compares her to tree bark in the sea

Question 17

connotation

Answer 17

idea/feeling evoked by a word

ex. childlike evokes a negative feeling while youthful evoke sa positive, though they mean the same things

Question 18

denotation

Answer 18

dictionary definition of a word

ex.

Question 19

diction

Answer 19

an author’s specific word choice

ex. humorous diction

Question 20

dialogue

Answer 20

conversation between two or more characters

ex. “How are you doing?” asked Suzanne. Luke replied, “Well enough.”

Question 21

dialect

Answer 21

form of speaking particular to a specific area

ex. words like “ain’t”, “gunna”, and replacing “ing” with “n’” show a southern dialect

Question 22

dilemma

Answer 22

situation requiring a difficult choice be made, usually between two undesirable choices

ex. someone with limited money choosing between paying bills or buying groceries

Question 23

dissonance

Answer 23

use of harsh-sounding or odd words, giving an inharmonious tone, mainly in poetry

ex.

Question 24

dynamic character

Answer 24

character that undergoes a change in their attitude or behavior

ex. Lord Capulet or Montague in romeo and juliet

Question 25

static character

Answer 25

character that has no drastic change throughout plot

ex. Tybalt in romeo and juliet