Literary Elements
This is the study of the history of a word.
What is Etymology.
The story's climax, or final test.
What is the Supreme Ordeal.
A broad sweeping statement, without considering all of the facts.
What is Hasty Generalization.
This is a term used to describe writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or
groups.
What is Satire.
Extreme exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole.
This is known a word's literal or dictionary definition.
What is Denotation.
Entering the "new world," excepting the call.
What is Crossing the Threshold.
This is a conclusion based on the premise that one small step will lead to a chain of events resulting in some significant event.
What is a Slippery Slope.
This is the repetition of a grammatical structure in order to create a rhythm and make words more memorable.
What is Parallelism.
To give human like qualities to something non-human?
What is personification
The structure of sentences.
What is Syntax.
Disrupts normal life.
What is The Calling.
This is an attack on a person’s character or personal attributes in order to discredit their argument.
What is Ad-Hominem.
This is a statement that seems contradictory but may actually be true.
What is a Paradox.
A commonly used phrase or saying not meant to be taken literally.
What is an Idiom
This is a long speech in Drama, which a character reveals his or her thoughts to the audience, but not to the other characters , by speaking as if to himself or herself.
What is a Solilquy.
Denying or delaying taking up the Hero's quest.
What is the Refusal.
It presents the thoughts of a group of people in order to persuade someone to think the same way
What is Bandwagon Appeal.
This term is a combination of words, or parts of words, that contradict each other.
What is an Oxymoron.
A reference to a famous person, place, or thing.
What is an Allusion.
These are recurring elements, shown through connected symbols, images, or words and phrases
in a work of literature.
What is a Motif.
Final gift granted to a hero.
What is Reward/Journey Home.
Is when the argument is restated rather than proven.
What is Circular Reasoning.
This term is used to describe a character that is a direct contrast to another character.
What is a foil.
This is an interpretive, metaphoric, or symbolic meaning derived from the text.
What is an Allegory.