Literary terms

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of first syllable of a word in a sentence

Question 2

mood

Answer 2

feeling reader has when reading

mood=language+setting

Question 3

3 types of irony

Answer 3

dramatic irony, situational irony, verbal irony

Question 4

dramatic irony

Answer 4

audience aware of situation but characters are not

Question 5

situational irony

Answer 5

contrary to expectations (character and audience unaware)

Question 6

Verbal irony

Answer 6

sarcasm, actions do not mean what one is trying to express

Question 7

protagonist

Answer 7

central/main character of novel/poem

Question 8

symbol

Answer 8

device that is concealed at first sight but represents many aspects. also may be direct

Question 9

theme

Answer 9

main idea or basic meaning of literary work that is stated directly or indirectly. usually one word

Question 10

narrator

Answer 10

person who tells story

Question 11

metaphor

Answer 11

compares w/o like or as

Question 12

simile

Answer 12

compares w/ like or as

Question 13

suspense

Answer 13

tense feeling reader feels (fear, anxiety)

Question 14

antagonist

Answer 14

rival of protagonist that causes conflict

Question 15

2 kinds of conflict

Answer 15

internal and external conflict

Question 16

internal conflict

Answer 16

man vs. self. character feeling 2 opposite emotions

Question 17

external conflict

Answer 17

character struggles w/ outside forces. man vs. others

Question 18

foreshadowing

Answer 18

hint in beginning about something unpleasant that will happen later

Question 19

dialogue

Answer 19

form of written spoken conversation/exchange between 2 or more characters

Question 20

Fiction

Answer 20

an imaginary story that can not take place in real life

Question 21

genre

Answer 21

a categorization of novels into groups by the materials they contain

Question 22

imagery

Answer 22

figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in a way that appeals to your physical sense

Question 23

personification

Answer 23

giving inanimate objects humanlike characteristics

Question 24

plot

Answer 24

the timeline of what goes on throughout the story

Question 25

setting

Answer 25

where and when the story happens

time+place=setting

Question 26

2 types of characterization

Answer 26

direct and indirect characterization

Question 27

direct characterization

Answer 27

the author/narrator explicitly states a characteristic about someone

Question 28

indirect characterization

Answer 28

author/narrator implies a characteristic about someone

i.e.”bob spilled his drink 3 times today.”(bob is clumsy)

Question 29

Climax

Answer 29

turning point in a story where the conflict is at its highest peak

Question 30

exposition

Answer 30

beginning part of story where the setting and characters are introduced

Question 31

falling action

Answer 31

period of time after climax where the conflict is being resolved

Question 32

narrative structure

Answer 32

diagram that maps out the timeline of the story

Question 33

resolution

Answer 33

end of story where the conflict is completely resolved and life turns back to normal

Question 34

rising action

Answer 34

part of story where after exposition the conflict and tension are rising into the climax