Odyssey Literary terms

Question 0

Allusion

Answer 0

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

noun
1.
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

1.
in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ).

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Question 4

Character

Answer 4

a person in a novel, play, or movie.

synonyms: persona, role, part; More

Question 5

Climax

Answer 5

1.

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination

Question 6

Deus ex machina

Answer 6

noun
1.
an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, esp. as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.