Literary terms

Question 1

Allegory

Answer 1

express large, complex ideas in an approachable matter

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

used to develop characters, frame storylines, and help create associations to well known works

Question 3

Cliffhanger

Answer 3

marks end of section without a sense of ending

Question 4

Dramatic irony

Answer 4

when a characters words or actions are clear to the reader but not the character

Question 5

foreshadowing

Answer 5

hinting at a future event

Question 6

extended metaphor

Answer 6

using a metaphor multiple times thru a writing

Question 7

humor

Answer 7

used to make reader laugh

Question 8

imagery

Answer 8

the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience to the reader

Question 9

irony

Answer 9

what things r on the surface, and what they end up being

Question 10

metaphor

Answer 10

comparing 2 things not using like or as

Question 11

simile

Answer 11

comparing two things using like or as

Question 12

analogy

Answer 12

something that shows how 2 things r alike, but with the ultimate goal of making a point about the comaparison

Question 13

motif

Answer 13

repeated element that has a symbolic significance to the story

Question 14

symbolism

Answer 14

the idea that things represent other things

Question 15

oxymoron

Answer 15

use of words in a non literal sense

Question 16

personification

Answer 16

giving human qualities to
inanimate objects

Question 17

satire

Answer 17

often humorous way of poking fun at of the powers that be

Question 18

situational irony

Answer 18

irony of something happenning that is very different to what was expected

Question 19

suspense

Answer 19

withholding info and raising key questions that make the leader curious

Question 20

vignette

Answer 20

literary device that brings us deeper into a story