Literary Term 1-11

Question 1

a word formed from the initial letters of a name

Answer 1

acronym

Question 2

a story or tale with two or more levels of meaning – literal level and/or symbolic levels. each element (character, object,
event) symbolizes something else.
usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence.

Answer 2

allegory

Question 3

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. The repetition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, and/or supply a
musical sound.

Answer 3

alliteration

Question 4

a direct or indirect reference in a work of literature to something which is presumably commonly known.

Answer 4

allusion

Question 5

a word formed by reordering the letters of another word, such as satin to stain

Answer 5

anagram

Question 6

a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.

Answer 6

analogy

Question 7

comes from Greek roots meaning “beside one another.” it’s a type of parallelism that refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity to a larger unit of composition and carried throughout.

Answer 7

anaphora

Question 8

the character or force in society or nature that opposes the protagonist.

Answer 8

antagonist

Question 9

the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas (or linking contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure)

Answer 9

antithesis

Question 10

the repetition of similar vowel sounds within non-rhyming words

Answer 10

assonance

Question 11

the person or people who read or listen to what the writer or speaker says

Answer 11

audience