Literary Terms
Literary Terms II
Plot Diagram
Literary Terms III
Literary Terms IV
100
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100
The author will refer to something famous that most people know, but he/she doesn't fully explain it.
What is an allusion
100
The introduction of characters, setting and introduction of conflicts.
What is exposition
100
The emotional quality or atmosphere
What is mood
100
When an author writes a contradictory phrase that juxtaposes two seemingly opposite terms
What is an oxymoron
200
A comparison between two or more unlike things
What is a metaphor?
200
Struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
What is conflict
200
The building of the conflict
What is rising action
200
The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story.
What is foreshadowing
200
The main characters of a work of literature.
What is the protagonist
300
The time, place and condition o
What is setting?
300
Conflict takes place in character's own mind
What is internal conflict
300
The turning point of the conflict
What is climax
300
An object, person, place or experience that means more than what it is and often repeatedly represents something in the text.
What is symbol
300
The force or characters working against the protagonists in a work of literature.
What is antagonist
400
Word pictures that writers use to help evoke an emotional response
What is imagery
400
The actual outcome of a situation is the opposite of someone's expectations
What is situational irony
400
When things begin to fall into place in a work of literature
What is falling action
400
A joke where a word is used to convey two meanings at the same time
What is a pun
400
A figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs for emphasis or humorous effect.
What is hyperbole
500
A figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics.
What is personification
500
A person says one thing and means another
What is verbal irony
500
When everything is resolved in a work of literature.
What is resolution.
500
When what the audience or readers know is different from what the characters know.
What is dramatic irony
500
When an author states something repeatedly for emphasis so that the reader knows it is important.
What is repetition
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