Literary Terms

Question 1

Authors Purpose

Answer 1

Reasons for writing. PIEE
Persuade
Inform
Explain
Entertain

Question 2

Rhetorical Devices

Answer 2

Techniques used to enhance an argument or drive home a point

Ex. Parallelism

Question 3

Symbol

Answer 3

an object, person, place, or thing that stands for something else.

Question 4

Theme

Answer 4

underlying message, the author wants the reader to understand

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

prediction in the story; logical assumption

Question 6

Parallelism

Answer 6

pattern of words of sentence structure

Question 7

Repetition

Answer 7

repeat, a sound or word of emphasis

Question 8

Text Structure

Answer 8

arrangement of the story, novel, poem, essay

Question 9

Simile

Answer 9

comparse things using like or as

Question 10

Supporting Textual Evidence

Answer 10

material to prove a claim

Question 11

Metaphor

Answer 11

compare two things; state one is the other

Question 12

Mood

Answer 12

general atmosphere or emotions a piece of work evokes in the reader.

Question 13

Foreshadowing

Answer 13

literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

Question 14

Pace

Answer 14

how fast or slow the story is moving for the reader

Question 15

Irony: verbal/situational/Dramatic

Answer 15

Situational- the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected
Verbal- when what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning.
Dramatic- Dramatic Irony occurs when the audience (of a movie, play, etc.) understands something about a character’s actions or an event but the characters do not.

Question 16

Collection 4 Terms

Question 17

Figurative language

Answer 17

Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way for particular effect, for example simile, metaphor, personification.

Question 18

Fortunes Fool

Answer 18

It means terrible luck

Question 19

Tragic hero

Answer 19

A tragic hero is a character in a dramatic tragedy who has virtuous and sympathetic traits but ultimately meets with suffering or defeat

Question 20

Foil

Answer 20

prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

Question 21

Tragic Flaw

Answer 21

a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy.

Question 22

Pun

Answer 22

A pun is a literary device that is also known as a “Play of words”