Terms 33-64

Question 1

tone

Answer 1

Reflects how the author feels about the subject matter or the feeling the author wants to instill in the reader

Question 2

antagonist

Answer 2

the protagonist’s adversary

Question 3

colloquial language

Answer 3

Informal, conversational language, phrases or sayings that are indicative of a specific region, similar to vernacular

Question 4

epiphany

Answer 4

Sudden enlightenment or realization, a profound new outlook or understanding about the world usually attained while doing everyday mundane activities

Question 5

flashback

Answer 5

When a character remembers a past event that is relevant to the current action of the story

Question 6

flat character

Answer 6

A literary character whose personality can be defined by one or two traits and does not change over the course of the story

Question 7

foreshadowing

Answer 7

Clues in the text about incidents that will occur later in the plot, foreshadowing creates anticipation in the novel

Question 8

denouement

Answer 8

The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot

Question 9

metonymy

Answer 9

The use of a word or phrase to stand in for something else which it is often associated. (i.e. Lamb means Jesus)

Question 10

prose

Answer 10

Ordinary speech or writing without metrical structure, written in paragraph form. Novels and short stories are referred to as prose

Question 11

protagonist

Answer 11

The main character in a drama or literary work

Question 12

aesthetic

Answer 12

theory or set of principles governing idea of beauty at a given time or place

Question 13

antithesis

Answer 13

a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. “love is the_____of selfishness”

Question 14

diction

Answer 14

Word choice or the use of words in speech or writing

Question 15

ethos

Answer 15

an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader

Question 16

litotes

Answer 16

Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. you won’t be sorry, meaning you’ll be glad )

Question 17

logos

Answer 17

an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason

Question 18

mood

Answer 18

An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected

Question 19

non-sequitor

Answer 19

statement not logically following previous argument or statement

Question 20

novella

Answer 20

A short novel usually under 100 pages

Question 21

pathos

Answer 21

an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response

Question 22

ambiguity

Answer 22

When an author leaves out details/information or is unclear about an event so the reader will use their imagination to fill in the blanks

Question 23

climax

Answer 23

The turning point in the plot or the high point of action

Question 24

motif

Answer 24

A recurring symbol that helps to reveal a dominant theme or central idea

Question 25

narrator

Answer 25

Someone who tells a story

Question 26

polysyndenton

Answer 26

use of many conjuctions in a row

Question 27

rising action

Answer 27

The events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the turning point or high point of action

Question 28

emotive language

Answer 28

deliberate use of language by a writer to instill a feeling or visual

Question 29

illocution

Answer 29

language that avoids the meaning of words. when we speak sometimes we conceal intentions or side step the true subject of conversation. expresses two stories, one of which is not apparent to the characters, but is apparent to the reader.

Question 30

in media res

Answer 30

a story that begins in the middle of things

Question 31

rites of passage

Answer 31

an incident which creates tremendous growth signifying a transition from adolescence to adulthood, also known as coming of age

Question 32

round character

Answer 32

a character who is developed over the course of the book, usually major characters in the novel