Vocab 1- Week 1

Question 1

A prose or poetic narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance.

Answer 1

Allegory

Question 2

The sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants usually heard in closely proximate stressed syllables.

Answer 2

Alliteration

Question 3

A reference to a literary or historical event, person, or place

Answer 3

Allusion

Question 4

A metrical foot in poetry that consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed.

Answer 4

Anapestic

Question 5

The regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.

Answer 5

Anaphora

Question 6

A brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature.

Answer 6

Anecdote

Question 7

Any force that is in opposition to the main character, or protagonist.

Answer 7

Antagonist

Question 8

The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas.

Answer 8

Antithesis

Question 9

An address or invocation to something that is inanimate

Answer 9

Apostrophe

Question 10

Recurrent designs, patterns of action, character types, themes or images which are identifiable in a wide range of literature.

Answer 10

Archetype