Literary Terms 41-50

Question 1

A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work

Answer 1

extended metaphor

Question 2

a figure of speech wherein the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.

Answer 2

metonymy

Question 3

the feeling created by a literary work or passage; descriptive details. can be described by a single word, such as eerie or humorous

Answer 3

mood

Question 4

in literature it is known as a word, character, object, image, metaphor, or idea that recurs and usually bears an important relationship to the theme of a work

Answer 4

motif

Question 5

a sound of a word that imitates a natural sound - boom, crunch

Answer 5

onomatopoeia

Question 6

a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. - “jumbo shrimp”, “cruel kindness.”

Answer 6

oxymoron

Question 7

a statement that appears to be contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

Answer 7

paradox

Question 8

the consistent use of a particular grammatical form/structure throughout a sentence

Answer 8

parallelism

Question 9

a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect and/or ridicule

Answer 9

parody

Question 10

a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to something non-human

Answer 10

personification