Text Vocab
Characters
More Literary Terms
Miscellaneous
Authors
100
In a story, an experience that changes the life of one of the characters.
What is a turning point?
100
He was the engineer and commander of the ship in "The Expedition"
Who is Bruno?
100
This is the high point of interest or suspense in a story.
What is the climax?
100
This is all fiction writing that is not poetry.
What is prose?
100
The famous author of "The Speckled Band"
Who is Sir Author Conan Doyle
200
This kind of story tells, in particular, how a young person matures.
What is a "coming-of-age" story?
200
Bruno's wife in "The Expedition"
Who is Vera?
200
This is the person telling the story.
What is the narrator?
200
When the narrator is part of the story him/herself.
What is first-person point of view?
200
This famous Russian author gave up all his wealth and lived simply late in his life. (Of Master and Man)
Who is Leo Tolstoy?
300
This is the French word that means the same as the "resolution" in a story/book. (Just Lather, That's All)
What is denouement?
300
The main character in "Master and Man"
Who is Vasilii Andreich?
300
The reason for writing the story/book/essay, etc.
What is the author's purpose?
300
This is the introductory part of a work of literature where we learn about the setting, characters, etc.
What is the exposition?
300
this is a famous sci. fi author who wrote "the Feeling of Power"
Who is Isaac Asimov?
400
A word, phrase, habit or custom that comes from a particular area of the country/world. (from "The Cegua")
What is regionalism?
400
The protagonist's horse's name in "Master and Man"
Who was Dapple?
400
When something in the literature stands for something more than what it is.
What is a symbol?
400
This is the main idea of a work of literature.
What is the theme?
400
This author, from Nigeria, wrote "Marriage is A Private Affair"
Who is Chinua Achebe?
500
When something is difficult to understand or can be understood in more than one way ("The Expedition")
What is ambiguity?
500
The very conservative father in "Marriage is a Private Affair"
Who is Okeke?
500
When the author refers to a historical event, person, place, other work of literature, etc.
What is an "allusion"
500
This type of literature blends fact and fantasy and includes science and technology.
What is science fiction?
500
Where was the author of The Expedition from?
What is Germany?
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