Literary Terms
What part of the plot line provides time, setting, character, mood?
Exposition.
A character having to make a difficult decision is what type of conflict?
Character vs. Self.
Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
Alliteration. Give an example!
A play on words is a ________________.
Pun. Give an example!
Sally sells sea shells by the seashore is an example of____
Alliteration. Give an example.
A well know saying whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.
Idiom. Give an example!
Jason knows he has the skills to drive a car, and he thinks he’d be a better driver than most adults. However, the law says a person has to be 16 to get a license. What TYPE of EXTERNAL CONFLICT is employed.
Person vs society.
What is the part of the plot line that represents the highest point in the conflict?
Climax.
What are the two main categories of conflict?
Internal and external.
Comparing two things without using like or as is a...
What is a metaphor?
You walk into the room and see a flickering light. You feel a chill run down your spine. What point of view is this written in?
2nd Person POV
The use of words that imitate sounds.
Onomatopoeia. Give an example!
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between two unlike ideas.
Simile. Give an example!
"The dish ran away with the spoon" employs what literary device?
Personification.
Tension between opposing forces is what literary term?
CONFLICT.
In order for a theme to be effective, it must be _____________.
Universal.
Saying one thing but meaning another.
Verbal Irony.
The character who opposes the main character.
What is the antagonist?
A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.
Personification. Give an example!
A character who changes throughout a story is a ________________ character.
Dynamic.
What plot point follows the climax?
The atmosphere or feeling of a piece of writing.
Mood.
Gail walked to the park and looked around. Swinging on the playset was a small boy with a smile on his face. Point of view is _____________.
Third Person
The author's attitude or feeling towards the subject matter, characters, or audience, conveyed through their writing style and word choice
How poems are organized.
Stanzas.
A character with many traits is a _____________ character.
Round.
Changes in weather/setting and small hints or clues about what is to come is called ______________.
Foreshadow.
This point on the plot line is the conflict that gets the story started.
Inciting incident.
A character who changes throughout a story is a ________________ character.
What is a dynamic character?
When a story does not have a resolution.
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary...
This is an example of _______________.
Internal rhyme.
Two words that have the opposite connotations placed next to each other to make a point.
Oxymoron. Give an example!
When the audience or certain characters know more than another character.
Dramatic Irony