A short narrative that tells the particulars of an interesting and/or humorous event
What is anecdote?
100
a reference to another event, person, place, or work of literature - usually implied rather than explicit and often provides another layer of meaning to what is being said
What is allusion?
100
A person or thing that opposes the protagonist or
hero/heroine of a story
What is antagonist?
100
story with fictional characters and events in a historical setting
What is historical fiction?
100
deliberate and extravagant exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
200
narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale
What is fable?
200
use of language where the meaning is unclear or has two or more possible interpretations or meanings
What is ambiguity?
200
A representation or imitation of a person’s physical
or personality traits that are so exaggerated they
become comic or absurd
What is caricature?
200
fiction in which events evoke a feeling of dread and sometimes fear in both the characters and the reader
What is horror?
200
the use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader
What is imagery?
300
story, sometimes of a national or folk hero, that has a basis in fact but also includes imaginative material
What is legend?
300
language that is old-fashioned - not completely obsolete but no longer in current use
What is archaic?
300
Persons—or animals or natural forces represented as persons—in a work of literature. Characters may be static (stay the same) or dynamic (undergo a change in personality or attitude) and flat (merely sketched out often stereotypical or stock) or round (more fully developed).
What is character?
300
Usually a fiction full of fun, fancy, and excitement, meant to entertain and sometimes cause intended laughter; but can be contained in all genres
What is humor?
300
at its simplest level, it means saying one thing while meaning another
What is irony?
400
scripted fiction told visually in artist drawn pictures, usually in panels and speech bubbles
What is comic/graphic novel?
400
ordinary, everyday speech and language
What is colloquial?
400
The methods used to present the personality of a character in a work of literature, both direct and indirect.
What is characterization?
400
a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
What is memoir?
400
a comparison of one thing to another in order to make description more vivid; it actually states that one thing is the other
What is metaphor?
500
a simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.
What is cartoon?
500
an implication or association attached to a word or phrase
What is connotation?
500
the main character or speaker in a poem, monologue, play, or story
What is protagonist?
500
verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses
What is poetry?
500
the attribution of human feelings, emotions, or sensations to an inanimate object