Literary Elements

Question 1

Sonnet

Answer 1

a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes

Question 2

Iambic pentameter

Answer 2

5 metric feet consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

Question 3

Blank verse

Answer 3

an unrhymed play

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

comparison without using like or as

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Question 6

Allusion

Answer 6

refers to an outside work of literature or historical event or art

Question 7

Pun

Answer 7

fun play on words

Question 8

Paradox

Answer 8

A statement that seems false but is true

Question 9

Personification

Answer 9

giving human traits to nonhuman objects

Question 10

Aside

Answer 10

a character talks that only the audience can hear

Question 11

Dramatic Irony

Answer 11

when the reader knows something that the characters are unaware of

Question 12

Situational Irony

Answer 12

when the outcome is different than what was expected

Question 13

Couplet

Answer 13

set of two lines in a poem or writing that complete one thought

Question 14

Foil

Answer 14

a character whose personality is the opposite of another

Question 15

Foreshadowing

Answer 15

to give a hint to what will happen later in the story

Question 16

Soliloquy

Answer 16

a speech given when the character is alone and by themselves

Question 17

Monologue

Answer 17

Long speech made by a character

Question 18

Oxymoron

Answer 18

two words that contrast each other

Question 19

Hyperbole

Answer 19

an exaggerated expression

Question 19

Rhythm

Answer 19

the beat of a poem

Question 20

Rhyme

Answer 20

a regular pattern of endings

Question 21

Tone

Answer 21

the attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject

Question 22

Diction

Answer 22

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Question 23

Imagery

Answer 23

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work