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Literary Terms A
Literary Terms B
Parts of Speech
Vocabulary A
Vocabulary B
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The main character in a work of literature.
protagonist
100
An insight about human life that's revealed in a literary work.
theme
100
modifies/describes a noun.
adjective
100
To search or examine vigorously
ransack
100
A record of events.
chronicle
200
True or false: A theme must be more than one word.
true
200
A writer's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in a story.
foreshadowing
200
modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
adverb
200
Someone who uses flattery to try to get what he/she wants from an authority figure.
sycophant
200
To stir up; provoke.
instigate
300
A contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs.
irony
300
true or false: A good theme should sound like something from a hallmark card.
false
300
connects clauses or sentences; coordinates words in the same clause.
conjuction
300
Serious damage
ravage
300
Able to move quickly and easily.
agile
400
When a character or a reader expects one thing to happen but something else happens instead.
situational irony
400
When what a character knows contrasts with what the audience knows.
Dramatic irony
400
a word that expresses the relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word.
preposition
400
The use of good judgement and common sense.
prudence
400
A small entryway within a building.
vestibule
500
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
verbal irony
500
What kind of irony is utilized in "The Gift of the Magi"?
situational irony.
500
an abrupt remark; aside; interruption.
interjection
500
A statement
assertion
500
To hesitate from lack of courage or confidence.
falter