Literary Terms
A figure of speech that refers to one thing by another in order to identify similarities between the two
What is metaphor?
The actor of Edward Cullen in the movie adaptation of The Twilight Saga.
Who is Robert Pattinson?
The primary character in a text, often positioned as “good” or the character with whom readers are expected to identify.
What is protagonist?
The insect featured in this book is "very hungry" and turns into a butterfly.
What is the caterpillar from "the very hungry caterpillar"?
The capacity to have an effect or impact on something or someone.
What is influence?
A narrative work or writing style that mocks or mimics another genre or work.
What is parody?
Katniss Everdeen is a character throughout this trilogy.
A character in a text who the protagonist opposes.
What is antagonist?
The fictional animal in "Alice in Wonderland" known for its grin.
What is the Cheshire Cat?
Based on an assumption or guess; a tentative idea.
What is hypothesis?
Usually located at the beginning of a text, this is a detailed discussion introducing characters, setting, background information, etc.
What is exposition?
Who is Harper Lee?
A protagonist of a story who embodies none of the qualities typically assigned to traditional heroes and heroines.
What is anti-hero?
The place in which the Dursley family lives in the Harry Potter series.
What is 4 Privet Drive in Little Whinging, Surrey?
To sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, or share a feeling of distress.
What is commiserate?
A narrative perspective that typically addresses that audience using “you.” This mode can help authors address readers and invest them in the story.
What is second person POV?
The fantasy world that "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" is set in.
What is Narnia?
A character made to contrast another character.
What is foil?
The series in which Daniel Handler writes under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket.
What is "A Series of Unfortunate Events"?
To cause to disappear or scatter, squander or disperse.
What is dissipate?
Indicates some notable quality about the individual with whom it addresses, but it can also be used ironically to emphasize qualities that an individual might actually lack.
What is epithet?
The U.S. award for achievements in literature and journalism.
What is Pulitzer Prize?
A character who lacks complexity and does not change throughout a story.
What is flat character?
The name of the lion in “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe".
What is Aslan?
Very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette.
What is punctilious?