literary terms

Question 1

plot

Answer 1

the sequence of events in the story

Question 2

5 parts of a plot

Answer 2

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Question 3

conflict

Answer 3

the problem to be solved in a story

Question 4

protagonist

Answer 4

the main character(s) or the good guy(s)

Question 5

antagonist

Answer 5

the person or people who are opposing the protagonist

Question 6

four techniques authors use to develop stories

Answer 6

foreshadowing, flashback, suspense, and suprise ending

Question 7

point of view

Answer 7

the narrator

Question 8

6 methods of characterization

Answer 8

physical traits, personality, speech, behavior, opinions and reactions of others towards this individual, thoughts and feelings

Question 9

setting

Answer 9

place and time

Question 10

connotation

Answer 10

the cultural meaning of a word

Question 11

denotation

Answer 11

the dictionary definition of a word

Question 12

hyperbole

Answer 12

an exaggerated statement used to make a point

Question 13

imagery

Answer 13

details that allow you to make an image in your head

Question 14

inference

Answer 14

a reasonable conclusion drawn from hints provided by an author

Question 15

verbal irony

Answer 15

sarcasm

Question 16

irony of situation

Answer 16

when what happens is the opposite of what you expect

Question 17

stereotype

Answer 17

a fixed generalized idea about a person or situation

Question 18

symbol

Answer 18

a thing that has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well

Question 19

theme

Answer 19

the insight into life that is revealed in the story

Question 20

tone

Answer 20

the author’s attitude towards a situation

Question 21

mood

Answer 21

the total feeling created in a literary work

Question 22

simile

Answer 22

a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two things

Question 23

metaphor

Answer 23

the direct comparison of two different things not using like or as

Question 24

personification

Answer 24

a non human subject is given human like characteristics