Literary Terms
Short Answers
Literary Devices
Literary Devices 2
Literary Devices 3
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The Plot Term when the "peace" is disrupted

What is Inciting Force

100

The Falling action to: "Lamb to the Slaughter"

What is the detectives begin investigating 

100

The Character undergoes an important change of character 

What is Dynamic

100

"Filled out Characters"

What is Primary characters/Main characters

100

The Narrator is a character in the story

What is 1st Person

200

The "introduction"

What is Exposition

200

The Exposition to: "Save the moon for Kerdy Dickus"

What is the Mori family is doing their christmas traditions peacefully

200

The author describes the human feelings of one of their characters to non-human objects and phenomena

What is Pathetic Fallacy

200

Less interesting or less filled out characters

What is Flat Characters

200

The "feeling" of literary work

What is mood

300

The plot term that "Builds Suspense"

What is Rising Action

300

The resolution to: "Sir Gawain and the Loathing Lady"

What is the Loathing Lady is free from her curse

300

A Situation that is opposite of what is intended

What is Situational Irony

300

Author gives certain information about a character, but does not give it to us straight up

What is Indirect

300

The authors choice of words

What is Diction

400

The Plot Term when the Protagonist fights the main conflict

What is Climax

400

The Climax to: "On the Sidewalk Bleeding"

What is Andy realizes he is dying

400

Language that appeals to the senses 

What is Imagery

400

A character that stays the same the whole story

What is Static

400

A recurrent image,word or phrase

What is motif

500

The Plot Term when you "Tie Loose Ends"

What is falling action

500

The Inciting force to: "Gore"

What is Lucas steals Amy's book

500

The Authors "attitude"

What is tone

500

A figure of speech, comparing similar things using the words: Like or as

What is Similie

500

An exaggerated statement used to "heighten effect"

What is Hyperbole

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