A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an allegory?
100
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all.
This poem is an example of this.
What is slant rhyme?
100
In Macbeth these were used these very sparingly. In Pygmalion these were extensive and detailed.
What are stage directions?
100
Beowulf, Macbeth, and Hamlet are examples of this.
What are tragic heros?
100
The attitude of an author, as opposed to a NARRATOR or PERSONA, toward her subject matter and/or audience, closely linked to mood.
What is tone?
200
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.
What is a parable?
200
oink, meow, roar, ziiing!
What is onomatopoeia?
200
A remark by a character in a play intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters.
What is an aside?
200
A character who contrasts with another character (usually the antagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character.
What is a foil?
200
The central character in a literary work
What is a protagonist?
300
A literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
300
"A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed." This is an example of this...
What is repetition?
300
A device often used in drama whereby a character relates his or her thoughts and feelings to him/herself without looking at the audience and to the audience without addressing any of the other characters, and is delivered often when they are alone or think they are alone.
What is soliloquy?
300
A recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work
What is motif?
300
The use of pictures, description, or figures of speech such as SIMILES and METAPHORS to visualize a mood, idea or CHARACTER.
What is imagery?
400
A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true.
What is paradox?
400
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
400
A literary and theatrical form consisting of a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people.
What is dialogue?
400
The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience.
What is mood?
400
The locale, time, and CONTEXT in which the ACTION of a literary work takes place. "It was a dark and stormy night . . ."
What is setting?
500
A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
An original that has been imitated.
What is an archetype?
500
A form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.
What is free verse?
500
A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
What is a monologue?
500
The general idea or meaning of a literary work.
What is theme?
500
The name of Ms. Fleetwood's cat; a wizard from The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings