LITERARY TERMS TEST 1

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words.

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

A reference to a well known, event or place that may be real or not

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based:

Question 4

Apostrophe

Answer 4

when the speaker addresses an imaginary character in their speech

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

the repetition of the sound of a vowel

Question 6

Cliché

Answer 6

a phrase or opinion that is overused

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 8

Idiom

Answer 8

widely used saying or expression containing a figurative meaning that differs from the phrase’s literal meaning

Question 9

imagery

Answer 9

visually descriptive

Question 10

metaphor

Answer 10

Comparing two things without using like or as

Question 11

Onomatopoeia

Answer 11

the formation of a word from a sound associated

Question 12

Oxymoron

Answer 12

combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

Question 13

Personification

Answer 13

Giving inanimate objects human qualities

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

using like or as to compare things

Question 15

allegory

Answer 15

story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning,

Question 16

denotation

Answer 16

dictionary definition

Question 17

Connotation

Answer 17

implied meaning

Question 18

Paradox

Answer 18

a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is somewhat true

Question 19

Pun

Answer 19

a play on words

Question 20

Suspense

Answer 20

a state of uncertainty around what is about to happen.

Question 21

Archetype

Answer 21

an idea, symbol, pattern, or character-type, in a story.

Question 22

Repetition

Answer 22

the repeating of a word or phrase

Question 23

Contrast

Answer 23

difference or opposite

Question 24

Symbols

Answer 24

any image or thing that stands for something else

Question 25

Motif

Answer 25

symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story.

Question 26

Juxtaposition

Answer 26

the practice of placing two elements in a work side-by-side for the specific purpose of creating an effect through their association

Question 27

Abstract Language

Answer 27

words that identify qualities, attitudes, and ideas that cannot be seen, heard, smelled, tasted or touched

Question 28

Concrete Language

Answer 28

words that identify things that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched or tastedw

Question 29

Annatate

Answer 29

add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment

Question 30

Soliloquy

Answer 30

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.