Literary terms starting with P

Question 1

paradox

Answer 1

a seemingly absurd or self contradictory statement that when investigated is shown to be true
EX: Less is more

Question 2

Pathos

Answer 2

represents an appeal to audience’s emotions

Question 3

pathetic fallacy

Answer 3

treatment of inanimate objects as if they were true (mostly used to describe weather)

Question 4

personification

Answer 4

attaching human traits to inanimate objects / animals

Question 5

point of view (1st 2nd 3rd)

Answer 5

1st person (I, me)
2nd person (you, your)
3rd person (she, his)

Question 6

prolouge

Answer 6

introduction to a story

Question 7

pun

Answer 7

a play on words OR a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
EX: the pigs were a squeal
A pessimist’s blood type is always B-negative.