Figures of speech
A comparison using "like" or "as."
what is a simile
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
The main character in a story.
What is a protagonist?
A long narrative poem often detailing heroic deeds.
What is an epic?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together.
what is a oxymoron?
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
What is assonance?
A character that remains largely unchanged throughout a story.
What is a static character?
A brief story intended to teach a moral lesson.
What is a fable?
A character or force that opposes the protagonist.
What is an antagonist?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
What is meter?
A character with a complex personality, often conflicting traits.
What is a round character?
A story set in a world of magic and adventure, often with mythical creatures.
What is fantasy?
A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
What is a flashback?
The attribution of human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
A fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
What is a sonnet?
A character that represents a single trait or quality.
What is a flat character?
A work of fiction that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its protagonist.
What is a bildungsroman?
The use of hints to suggest future events in a story.
What is foreshadowing?
: A reference to another work of literature or historical event.
What is an allusion?
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line of poetry.
What is enjambment?
A universally recognizable character type that recurs across literature and cultures.
What is an archetype?
A type of literature that uses humor, irony, or ridicule to criticize.
What is satire?
A character who undergoes significant growth or change.
What is a dynamic character?