Literature quiz Flashcards
The stressing of certain syllables or words
Accent
The actual movement and speech of characters performing or “acting out” situations on the stage
Action
A narrative in which the characters, places, and events represent certain abstract qualities or ideas designed to teach some moral lesson or truth
Allegory
The repetition of the same consonant sound
Alliteration
A reference to mythology, history, or a literary work
Allusion
A comparison of two different things that may share common characteristics. An analogy is often used to explain or describe something unfamiliar by comparing it to something familiar
Analogy
The opponent or force in conflict with the protagonist
Antagonist
Words addressed to an inanimate object as if it were alive or to an absent person as if he were present
Apostrophe
A dramatic effect in which a character directly addresses either the audience or another character. He does this to convey his inner feelings or to comment on some action performed. The other character are assumed to have not heard the remark
Aside
Another name for the Neoclassical Age and the Age of Pope; the first half of the eighteen century, marked by the return to classical standards
Augustan age
