literary terms english

Question 1

visual poetry

Answer 1

helps represents themes, subjects, or sentiment of words in a variety of shapes / forms

Question 2

bibliotherapy

Answer 2

allow personal feelings to interact with characters behaviors / performances

Question 3

allusion

Answer 3

a literary reference to a person, place , thing or event

Question 4

simile

Answer 4

an explicit comparison between two things using “like” or “as”

Question 5

imagry

Answer 5

representations that appeal to the five senses

Question 6

onomatopoeia

Answer 6

the use of words whos sounds show its meaning

ex: Boom, crash, bang

Question 7

personifitcation / antropormorphism

Answer 7

when an object or animal is given human feelings , thoughts, and or attitudes

Question 8

extended metaphor

Answer 8

is a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it

Question 9

verbal irony

Answer 9

sarcasm that teaches a lesson

Question 10

situational irony

Answer 10

when the reader expects one thing to happen but something else occurs

Question 11

dramatic irony

Answer 11

when the reader is aware of something other characters aren’t

Question 12

sisyphean task

Answer 12

a task that can never be completed

Question 13

oxymoron

Answer 13

a combination of contradicting terms

ex: invisible camera

Question 14

double entendre

Answer 14

when theres two possible meanings

Question 15

metaphor

Answer 15

an explicit comparison between two things

Question 16

hyperbole

Answer 16

extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

Question 17

aphorism

Answer 17

cleverly-worded statement that makes a wise observation about life / an accepted general truth

also called maxim or epigram

ex: better an hour early than late

Question 18

litote

Answer 18

ironic understandment usually through the use of a double negative

ex: Dont you know he wont as long as you’re here?

Question 19

senedoche

Answer 19

figure of speech where a part represents the whole

Question 20

figurative langauge

Answer 20

words with a meaning that’s different from their literal interptation

Question 21

grotesque character

Answer 21

lives by and for 1 truth/value

must be static/flat character

obsession

Question 22

darker side of identity

Answer 22

when a character purposefully dominates another character for personal gain

Question 23

selfishness/exploitation

Answer 23

literal or figurative

the character wants what they want when they want it

their needs come before anyone elses

Question 24

refusal to respect others anatomy

Answer 24

character doesnt take no for an answer no matter what

Question 25

experience taking advantage of inexperience

Answer 25

often involves older / more mature character praying on younger / naive

Question 26

consumption / need to eat

Answer 26

character consumes their victim

kills for pleasure / justified need

Question 27

direct characterization

Answer 27

plot , descriptive phrases / adjectives , concrete details

Question 28

indirect characterization

Answer 28

presenting character traits through interprited descriptions

showed through interactions / conversations / reactions