Literary Terms Set #3

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

Compares 2 things without like/as; ex. life is a brief candle

Question 2

Metonymy

Answer 2

Something closely associated with an entity is substituted for it; ex. the Crown issued an official statement (the Crown = the royal family)

Question 3

Synecdoche

Answer 3

A part of an entity is substituted for it; ex. look at my new wheels (wheels = car)

Question 4

Narrator

Answer 4

The storyteller

Question 5

Paradox

Answer 5

A statement that seems to be contradictory but holds real meaning

Question 6

Parody

Answer 6

A funny imitation of another (usually serious) text/work

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

Representing objects, ideas, etc. as human beings by giving them human-like qualities

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

Compares 2 things using like/as/etc

Question 9

Stream of consciousness

Answer 9

A narrative technique that suggests thought flow/takes you into the narrator’s mind

Question 10

Symbol

Answer 10

An object/entity/etc. that represents something beyond its literal meaning

Question 11

Syntax

Answer 11

Ordering words into meaningful verbal patterns (sentences/phrases/clauses/etc)