Literary Terms Definitions
Identifying Literary Terms
Identifying Literary Terms
General Review
General Review
100
contrast between appearance and reality
What is Irony?
100
What kind of short story is this?
A drama and a play
100
What point of view is the story told from?
third person
100

Why does Lomov go to Tschubukov’s home dressed in formal clothing?

Lomov goes to Tschubokov’s house dressed formally because he is going to request something from Tchoubakov. Lomov wants to marry his daughter Natalia and is asking for her hand in marriage.


100

How does Tschubukov bring Lomov and Natalia together at the end of the play?


Tschubukov brings the two together by making them kiss and marry.


200
the figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect 
What is Hyperbole?
200

What is this quote an example of?

"Tschubukov. And what if he has? Is it of such importance? There is no better

dog in the whole country." 

hyperbole
200
At the beginning of the story (lines 38-52) Lomov is alone and gives a speech to the audience. What is this an example of?
soliloquy
200
What two topics lead to petty arguments between Lomov and Natalia?
Who owns a meadow on the border of their lands and whose dog is better.
200

What happens to Lomov as the couple fights?

His health conditions worsen and bring him to the brink of death.
300
method of narration used in a piece of literature 
What is Point of View?
300
What kind of character is Lomov?
flat character
300
What type of play is this?
Farce
300
Who is the happiest about the marriage?
Tschubukov
300
What causes Natalia and Lomov to marry at the end?
Lomov's apparent death
400

an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature

What is Theme?
400
Give an example of a symbol in the story
Dogs and meadows: showing the amount of arguing between the couple (foreshadows how the rest of their marriage will play out)


Lomov's medical condition: as they argue, he gets worse; when they marry, he gets better

400
At the beginning of the story, Lomov is intent on marrying Natalia. Within minutes of talking to each other, they break out into two arguments.

What is this an example of?

irony 
400
How long have the two families been fighting?
As far back as the characters can remember
400

What does Tschubukov think that Lomov has come to his house at the beginning?

To ask for money
500
a humorous play that provokes laughter through ridiculous situations and dialogue; characters are usually comical stereotypes who conform to a fixed pattern or are defined by a single trait  
What is Farce?
500

What is this quote an example of?


"Oh, don’t beat about the bush, my dear fellow." 

idiom
500

What is this quote an example of?

"It is true that at one time the title to the meadows was disputed, but now everyone knows they belong to me."

hyperbole
500
Who is Natalia's father?

Stepan Stepanovitch Tschubukov

500
What is the setting of the short story?


A reception room in Russia in the 1890s
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