Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
100
words whose sounds suggest there meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
100
feeling that a piece of work creates
What is mood?
100
character that changes significantly during the story
What is dynamic character?
100
the dictionary definiton
What is denotation?
200
a person working against the good guy
What is antagonist?
200
clues around the word making a guess what the word means
What is context clues?
200
feeling of growing tension
What is suspense?
200
idea/feeling associated with a word
What is connotation?
300
a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung
What is ballad?
300
logical guess based on evidence
What is inference?
300
struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
300
words or phrases hat appeal true to the five senses
What is imagery?
400
words characters speak aloud
What is dialogue?
400
grouping of 2 or more lines in a poem
What is stanza?
400
finding similarities between two things
What is compare?
400
a true statement that seems to contradict itself
What is paradox?
500
technique used to create fresh descriptions
What is figurative language?
500
character that doesn't change in the story
What is static character?
500
finding differences between two things
What is contrast?
500
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
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