Literary Terms 51 - 60

Question 1

the perspective from which a story is told

Answer 1

point of view

Question 2

The character; “I”, “we”; describes only what the narrator is thinking and what he or she witnesses

Answer 2

first person

Question 3

the narrator stands outside the story and describes the actions and words of all of the characters but the thoughts and feelings

Answer 3

third person limited

Question 4

the narrator stands outside the action but knows all and sees all; can also relate the thoughts and feelings of all the character

Answer 4

Third person omniscient

Question 5

you & your

Answer 5

Second person

Question 6

The deliberate use of many conjunctions often slowing the tempo or rhythm.

Answer 6

polysyndeton

Question 7

the main character in a story

Answer 7

protagonist

Question 8

a device in which sounds, words, phrases, lines or stanzas are repeated exactly for emphasis in a poem, speech or other piece of writing

Answer 8

repetition

Question 9

From the Greek for “orator,” this term describes the principals governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently and persuasively.

Answer 9

rhetoric

Question 10

This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing

Answer 10

rhetorical modes

Question 11

expository, argumentation, description, narrative

Answer 11

types of rhetorical modes

Question 12

a question that does not require an answer but is asked mainly for effect. The answer is assumed.

Answer 12

rhetorical question

Question 13

any kind of writing, speaking (or art) that ridicules or mocks some weakness in individuals or society.

Answer 13

satire

Question 14

the time and place in which a story occurs

Answer 14

setting

Question 15

the beginning; gives background information, introduces setting, characters and conflict

Answer 15

exposition

Question 16

the point at which the author catches the reader’s attention

Answer 16

narrative hook

Question 17

the conflict is obvious; characters struggle to resolve the conflict; suspense builds up

Answer 17

rising action

Question 18

the turning point (conflict is resolved); this results in a change in the characters

Answer 18

climax

Question 19

how’s the effects of the climax

Answer 19

falling action

Question 20

tells how the struggle ends; ties up any loose end

Answer 20

resolution