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Question 1

Irony*

Answer 1

Verbal irony (also called sarcasm) occurs when a writer makes a statement in which the actual meaning differs from the meaning that the words appear to express

Question 2

Analogy*

Answer 2

A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification

Question 3

Mood*

Answer 3

The author’s emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work

Question 4

Antagonist*

Answer 4

A character, group of characters, or institution that opposes the protagonist or main character

Question 5

Connotation*

Answer 5

A word that had dictionary meaning and emotional responses

Question 6

Pathos*

Answer 6

Represents and appeals to the audience’s emotions

Question 7

Theme*

Answer 7

The basic topic or focus that’s acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece

Question 8

Foreshadowing*

Answer 8

Literary device refers to the use of words/phrases that give hints to the reader; used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story

Question 9

Internal rhyme*

Answer 9

A practice of rhyme in only one line of verse; also known as the middle rhyme because it is typically constructed in the middle of a line to rhyme with the word at the end of the same line

Question 10

Oxymoron*

Answer 10

Occurs when opposite words are placed together in a manner that actually ends up making sense

Question 11

Hyperbole*

Answer 11

An exaggeration in writing that is used for effect

Question 12

Anthropomorphism

Answer 12

When a human quality, emotion or ambition is given to a non-human object or being

Question 13

Antithesis

Answer 13

When the writer is put two sentences of contrasting meanings close to one another

Question 14

Anti-hero

Answer 14

Is a central character who lacks conventional heroic qualities. They blur the lines between hero and villain

Question 16

Apostrophe

Answer 16

A figure of speech in which the speaker addresses an object, concept, person (often absent) that is unable to respond.

Question 17

Archetype

Answer 17

A concept, person, or object that has served as a universally understood prototype of its kind. Archetypes are immediately identifiable and can be overused

Question 18

Atmosphere

Answer 18

Created when the setting or scene creates an emotional response in the reader/viewer

Question 19

Catharsis

Answer 19

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

Question 20

Metaphor

Answer 20

An implied comparison that is made between two unlike things

Question 21

Cliche

Answer 21

An expression, idea, or element of work which has become overused

Question 22

Cliffhanger

Answer 22

A plot device in fiction used to ensure the audience will return to see how the characters resolve the dilemma

Question 24

Dynamic Character

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A fictional person who goes through change or growth in the story

Question 25

Static Charcter

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A character the remains the same throughout the story

Question 26

Anti-hero

Answer 26

Is a central character who lacks conventional heroic qualities. They blur the lines between hero and villain

Question 26

Conflict

Answer 26

The struggle between opposing forces

1. Person vs Person
2. Person vs Self
3. Person vs Society
4. Person vs Environment

Question 26

Simile

Answer 26

Comparisons between two unrelated things using like or as

Question 27

Flashback

Answer 27

A literary device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative; used to give background info. That is important to the plot

Question 28

Utopia

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A piece of utopian fiction is set in an ideal or perfect community

Question 29

Dystopia

Answer 29

An unpleasant setting, a totalitarian government

Question 30

Idiom

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Peculiar to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements but is understood by most people

Question 31

Imagery

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The author uses words and phrases to create”mental images” for the reader using the five senses

Question 32

Irony

Answer 32

Situational irony occurs when the reader is led to believe that one thing will occur but, in fact, the opposite occurs. This can be humerus or tragic

Question 33

Motif

Answer 33

A specific theme that dominates a literary work

Question 34

Irony

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Dramatic irony occurs when the reader/audience knows something, but the characters within the story do not

Question 35

Nemesis

Answer 35

A bitter enemy, especially one that seems unbeatable