Literary Elements/ Terms II

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people, events, or abstract ideas or qualities. (reveal a hidden meaning)

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Indirect reference to someone/something. (that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch)

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero or protagonist in a story

Question 4

Protagonist

Answer 4

the central character in a story, the one who initiates or drives the action. (hero or anti-hero)

Question 5

Local Color

Answer 5

term applied to fiction or poetry which tends to place special emphasis on a particular setting (customs, clothing, dialect, and landscape)

Question 6

Assonance

Answer 6

the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by diff. consonant sounds especially in words that are together

Question 7

Anti-hero

Answer 7

central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes.

Question 8

Analogy

Answer 8

comparison made between 2 things to show how they are alike

Question 9

Balance

Answer 9

constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length/ importance. (can be imbalanced to serve special effect)

Question 10

Fable

Answer 10

a very short story told in prose or poetry that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life. (Tortoise and Hair).