Literary Techniques

Question 1

Second person POV

Answer 1

The narrator addresses the reader directly using the pronoun “you”

Question 2

Indirect characterization

Answer 2

Author subtly reveals the character through actions and interactions

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

A comparison of two unlike things using “ like” or “ as”

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

feeling or atmosphere that a writer create for the reader

Question 5

dramatic irony 

Answer 5

Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience, but not by the characters

Question 6

Allusion

Answer 6

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event in a literary text.

Question 7

Tone

Answer 7

Attitude of writer toward the audience, a subject or a character

Question 8

Foreshadowing

Answer 8

A narrative device that hints at coming event; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader

Question 9

Metaphor

Answer 9

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

Question 10

Hyperbole

Answer 10

exaggerated statements, or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 11

onomatopoeia

Answer 11

A word that imitates the sound it represents

Question 12

Verbal irony

Answer 12

Irony where what is said is contrary to what was meant

Question 13

third person omniscient POV

Answer 13

The narrator knows all of the thought, and feelings of all of the characters in a work

Question 14

third person limited POV

Answer 14

The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

Question 15

internal conflict

Answer 15

Man versus self

Question 16

static character

Answer 16

a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end

Question 17

 situational irony

Answer 17

Irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected

Question 18

External conflict

Answer 18

Man versus man, man versus nature

Question 19

Dynamic character

Answer 19

a character who grows, learn, or changes as a result of the stories actions

Question 20

Setting

Answer 20

The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs

Question 21

first person POV

Answer 21

A character in the story actually telling the story himself/herself; “I”, “ me”, “ my”

Question 22

Direct characterization

Answer 22

The author directly states a character traits

Question 23

theme

Answer 23

Central idea or work of literature

Question 24

personification

Answer 24

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, idea