Literary Terms Examples
“You know, honey, us colored folks is branches without roots," is an example of this type of figurative language
What is a Metaphor?
This goddess guides Telemachus and Odysseus throughout their journies
Who is Athena?
Janie's Nanny arranges for her to marry this man
Who is Logan Killicks?
He is Juliet's "saucy" cousin and Mercutio's killer
Who is Tybalt?
An object/thing that stands for something beyond itself
What is a symbol?
"Death is my heir. / My daughter he hath wedded," is an example of this type of figurative language
What is Personification?
Another term for Greek hospitality
What is Xenia?
Janie's second husband with whom she moves to Eatonville
Who is Jody/Joe Starks?
Lady Montague dies because of this
What is grief for Romeo's exile?
A reference to an event, work, or person outside the piece of writing
What is an allusion?
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man," is an example of this kind of figurative language
What is a Pun?
Odysseus is forced to stay on this island with this goddess for 7 years
What is Ogygia?
Who is Calypso?
The majority of TEWWG is Janie's telling of her life's story to this friend
Who is Phoebe?
This is Juliet's main fear in carrying out Friar Lawrence's plan
What is suffocating in the tomb?
An extended/recurring metaphor
What is a conceit?
"Like all the other tumbling mud-balls, Janie had tried to show her shine," is an example of this type of figurative language
What is a Simile?
Laertes's is this to Telemachus
What is grandfather?
Janie falls in love with Tea Cake (at least in part) because of this
What is his respect for her as his equal? (i.e. the checkers game)
This is largely the reason why the play is set in Verona, Italy
What is the romance of Italy?
A long speech that expresses the thoughts of a character alone on stage
What is a soliloquy?
"...he plunged into the sea and swooped between the waves, just like a seagull catching fish, wetting it's whirring wings in tireless brine," is an example of this specific type of figurative language
What is an Epic Simile?
Bonus: Alliteration and Onomatopoeia
The Olive Wood Bed represents this theme in The Odyssey
What is the strength of Odysseus and Penelope's marriage?
The mule in TEWWG is an example of this type of symbolism
What is a motif?
Mercutio is an example of this type of literary character
What is a foil?
A closely related term is substituted for an object or idea
(e.g. We are loyal to the crown.)
What is metonymy?