Folksy Terms
When a reader sets aside common sense or reality to go along with the story
What is suspension of disbelief?
This is a work in which each element symbolizes or represents something else: a fire in "The Song of Wandering Aengus" could represent youth.
What is an allegory?
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What is an onomatopoeia?
This kind of character shows one dominant trait and does not change.
What is a flat or one-dimensional character?
This type of comparison is a direct comparison in which one thing is written about as if it were another.
What is a metaphor?
When we hear that Narcissus will lead a successful life as long as he does not come to know himself, the author uses this literary technique.
What is foreshadowing?
"By nature, wrath's his portion, thine, no more / Till Grace his soul and thine in Christ restore" is an example of this type of writing.
What is a couplet?
"The bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells, bells . . . "
What is repetition? What is repetition? What is repetition? :)
The fox is always a trickster; he's this kind of character.
What is a stock character?
"The Prodigal Son" and "The Good Samaritan" are examples of this kind of story.
What is a parable?
This type of folk tale explains why things like rainbows, echoes, and thunder occur.
What is a myth?
"This game is like the one Alex Trebek used to host!" is this type of comparison.
What is a simile?
"What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!"
What is alliteration?
This type of character changes throughout the story.
What is a three-dimensional or round character?
This type of story takes place in the Middle Ages and has knights, dragons, princesses, etc.
What is a fairy tale?
This is something that recurs in a literary work; the number three is a favorite in folk tales.
What is a motif?
This is a writer's purpose or goal.
When a character is too proud, they exhibit this quality that Icarus displays as he crashes into the sea.
What is hubris?
The governor is the main character, also known as this.
What is the protagonist?
This is the emotional attitude toward the reader implied by a work of literature. Sometimes parents may not like yours!
What is a tone?
This is the difference between appearance and reality. It's often funny!
What is irony?
What are allusions?
At the end of the "Fox and the Crow," the Crow hears one of these from the fox.
What is a moral or lesson?
This type of character works against the main character.
What is the antagonist?
This type of folk tale is based off of a real person or story but has exaggerated details.
What is a legend?