Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
100
a comparison using like or as
What is a similie?
100
A comparison of two unlike items.
What is a metaphor?
100
A conclusion drawn based on evidence
What is inference?
100
A way of speaking that is characteristic of some social group.
What is dialect?
100
The feeling created in a piece of writing.
What is mood?
200
where and when
What is setting?
200
An overused phrase or figure os speech.
What is a cliche?
200
A character that has more that one dimension to his or her personality
What is a round character?
200
The attitude the writer takes toward the subject of the work.
What is tone?
200
A scene that depicts something that happened earlier.
What is flashback?
300
a book about one's own life
What is an autobiography?
300
A character that changes in an important way due to the story
What is a dynamic character?
300
Wriitng that exploits the speech, dress, and mannerisms related to a certain region.
What is local color or regionalism?
300
fears or conflicts that drive a character
What is motivation?
300
The use of language to evoke a picture?
What is imagery?
400
A story or poem in which characters, settings and events stand for abstract qualities or ideas?
What is an allegory?
400
hints or clues
What is foreshadowing?
400
a song that tells a story
What is a ballad?
400
A character that does not change during the story.
What is a static character?
400
the central idea of a work of literature.
What is theme?
500
A type of writing that ridicules.
What is satire?
500
when the reader knows something the character does not
What is situational irony??
500
language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery??
500
nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
What is personification?
500
a fixed idea of a character that does not allow for any individuality
What is stereotype?
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