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
A cleverly worded statement that makes a statement about life.
What is an aphorism?
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
in general, a contraction that nonetheless is true.
What is a paradox?
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
writing that deals with real people, things,events, and places
What is nonfiction?
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
A question asked for effect, not actually requiring an answer.
What is a rhetorical question?
400
fears or conflicts or needs that drive a character
What is motiviation?
400
A character that does not change during the story.
What is a static character?
400
long fictional story
What is a novel?
500
A type of writing that ridicules.
What is satire?
500
An image, descriptive detail, a plot pattern, or a character type that frequently occurs in literature.
What is an archetype?
500
A style of writing that portrays the inner workings of a character's mind?
What is stream of consciousness?
500
A long story in elevated language
What is an epic?
500
writing that ridicules something
What is satire?
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