Lit List 1
The point in the plot at which characters, setting, and hint of conflict are introduced.
What is a story's exposition?
The main idea of a fictional story.
What is theme?
To persuade, inform, or entertain.
What is author's purpose?
Compares two unlike things by stating that one is the other
What is a metaphor?
Compares two unlike things by using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
This literary device is used when an author allows the audience to know more than a character knows.
What is dramatic irony?
The reader's response to a text.
What is mood?
The author's/speaker's attitude about a subject.
What is tone?
Peculiar expressions that are common to native speakers of a particular language.
What is an idiom?
Descriptive details that use the five senses to create a mental picture of something
What is imagery?
This literary device is used when the outcome of a situation is not what was expected.
What is situational irony?
The feelings/emotions associated with a word.
What is a word's connotative meaning?
This type of third-person narration presents the perspective of more than one character.
What is third-person omniscient?
Use of words that sound like what they describe
What is onomatopoeia?
Something concrete that stands for something else, such as an idea or emotion
What is symbolism?
Literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
What is fiction?
This type of third-person narration presents the perspective of one character.
What is third-person limited?
This type of third-person narration does not include the perspective of any character.
What is third-person objective?
An exaggerated statement used to make a point.
What is hyperbole?
Giving human traits to non-living objects
What is personification?
This literary device occurs when the speaker says one thing, but means another.
What is verbal irony?
A known reference to a person, event, text, etc.
What is an allusion?
Analyze the setting, symbolism, what the characters say and do.
How do you determine the theme of a text?
Compares two different things by explaining points that they have in common
What is analogy?
Using a word or phrase beyond its literal definition
What is figurative language?