litrary terms 2

Question 1

symbolism

Answer 1

something that is itself and also stands for something else

ex: season of winter = death
apples: adam and eve

Question 2

alliteration

Answer 2

the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words

ex:
the Captain Couldn’t Keep the men in the Cabin

Question 3

tone

Answer 3

a literary device that reflects the writers attitude toward the subject matter

ex: angry, straightforward, calm

Question 4

mood

Answer 4

the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through the story

ex: amused, awe, anxious

Question 5

hyperbole

Answer 5

exaggeration used to heighten effect or for humor

ex: “i’m so hungry i could eat a horse”

Question 6

litotes

Answer 6

stating something positive by using a negative,

ex: “it’s not bad” (it’s good)

Question 7

metonymy

Answer 7

something is referred to by the names of things or concepts related to it

ex:
the crown (refers to king or queen)
wheels (signifies a vehicle)

Question 8

rhetorical question

Answer 8

a question not asked in order to receive an answer from the audience (just to make a point)

ex:
“sure why not?”
“are you crazy?”

Question 9

apostrophe

Answer 9

speaker talks directly to someone who isn’t there, or to an object or idea as if it can hear

ex: “o death, where is thy sting?”

Question 10

rhyme scheme

Answer 10

pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem

ex; ABCB
true friends are by your SIDE
through it ALL
true friends are THERE
to catch you when you FALL