Literary Terms 26 - 50

Question 1

Climax

Answer 1

point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative

Question 2

Conflict

Answer 2

the struggle between opposing forces in a story or play

Question 3

Suspense

Answer 3

the growing interest and excitement readers experience while awaiting a climax or resolution in a work of literature

Question 4

Style

Answer 4

the distinctive way in which an author uses language

Question 5

Figures of Speech

Answer 5

used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly

Question 6

Oxymoron

Answer 6

a figure of speech that is a combination of seemingly contradictory words

Question 7

3rd Person Omniscient

Answer 7

he narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story

Question 8

Bias

Answer 8

An unfair or slanted view

Question 9

Fiction

Answer 9

Literature that uses the imagination

Question 10

Nonfiction

Answer 10

Writing based on facts and reality

Question 11

Fable

Answer 11

A story passed down through generations with a moral

Question 12

Primary Sources

Answer 12

An original document pertaining to an event

Question 13

Secondary Sources

Answer 13

A document that interprets an event

Question 14

Inference

Answer 14

To conclude or judge from evidence

Question 15

Implicit

Answer 15

Suggested information that is not directly expressed

Question 16

Explicit

Answer 16

Fully or clearly expressed or demonstrated

Question 17

Genre

Answer 17

A category

Question 18

Footnote

Answer 18

An explanatory note at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.

Question 19

Motif

Answer 19

A recurring or repeating subject or theme

Question 20

Italicized

Answer 20

A style of printing where the letters slope to the right

Question 21

Irony

Answer 21

the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

Question 22

Objective

Answer 22

Based upon observation from measurable facts

Question 23

Subjective

Answer 23

Based upon personal opinions, assumption, beliefs, and interpretations

Question 24

Plagiarism

Answer 24

Using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original author

Question 25

Citation

Answer 25

When one paper explicitly refers to another paper. Usually there is some kind of indication in the text of the paper, then the full reference is given in the bibliography.