What is the time and place that a story takes place
100
Hyperbole
What is Gross exaggeration
100
A comparison of two seeming unalike things
What is Metaphor
100
The use of informal speech and colloquialisms
What is Vernacular language
100
Lennie Smalls name is an example of which literary term
What is Oxymoron
200
simile
What is the comparison of two seemingly unalike things using like, than, as of another connector.
200
Alliteration
What is The repetition of consonant sounds
200
A struggling of two opposing forces inside of a character
What is Internal conflict
200
When the audience knows something that the characters in the play do not know
What is Dramatic irony
200
in the title of mice and men the word "mice" is an example of this literary term
What is Metonymy
300
Theme
What is The message that a writer is trying to convey through a work of literature.
300
Tone
What is the attitude of the writer
300
When the writer tell the reader what the character is like
What is Direct characterization
300
a reference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used over and over again
What is Archetype
300
Lennies unclear child like way of speaking is a prime example of this literary term.
What is Diction
400
Motif
What is any element, subject, idea, or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature.
400
Mood
What is The feeling of the atmosphere
400
A struggle between two opposing forces outside of the character
What is External conflict
400
When the writers shows the reader wheat the character is like through the characters appearance, speech, thoughts and what other characters think of the character.
What is Indirect characterization
400
Curly and slim are an example of this literary term
What is Foil character
500
paradox
What is A literature that refers to the use of concepts/ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, when placed together they hold significant value on serveral levels.
500
Symbol
What is A thing that stands for itself and something beyond itself.
500
A reference to a character, thing, or idea in literature or in culture.
What is Allusion
500
A narrator who does not figure in the events of the story and tells the story with a limited perspective by referring to all characters and places in this certain point of view
What is Third person limited point of view
500
Steinbeck uses this literary term at the beginning of every chapter to describe the setting.