Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Literary Terms 3
Literary Terms 4
Literary Terms 5
100
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
100
The character who works against the protagonist
Who is the antagonist?
100
the main storyline
What is plot?
100
a long speech, or a one way conversation
What is a monologue?
100
comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
200
All forms of poetry
What is verse?
200
characters who change throughout the story
What is dynamic character?
200
the most intense part of the story
What is climax?
200
speaking your thoughts out loud so the audience can hear
What is a soliloquy?
200
comparison not using like or as
What is a metaphor?
300
Making a reference to another form of literature
What is an allusion?
300
Characters who have multiple layers to them
What is round character?
300
the starting point of the story
What is exposition?
300
speaking to the audience or another character without the acknowledgement of everyone else on stage
What is an aside?
300
extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
All forms of writing not poetry
What is prose?
400
description of characters
What is characterization?
400
the action building up to the peak
What is rising action?
400
the solving of the storyline or problem
What is the resolution?
400
the feeling the author creates evoking emotion from the audience
What is mood?
500
description using all 5 senses
What is imagery?
500
the side from which the story is told
What is point of view?
500
the action after hitting your highest peak
What is falling action?
500
talking to someone who isn't really there
What is an apostrophe?
500
the way in which the speaker conveys his attitude
What is tone?
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