Literary Terms
What is the antagonist?
This Native American writer is a member of the Spokane Indian tribe.
Who is Sherman Alexie?
This character is meant to highlight certain qualities in another character through their absence of the same or similar qualities.
What is a foil?
This sonnet type consists of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet.
What is a Shakespearean sonnet?
These italicized lines in a script are cues for the actors playing the part.
What are stage directions?
In this type of novel, a character "comes of age."
What is a "bildungsroman"?
This neighboring author is famous for beginning his novels in phrases on the walls of his house.
Who is William Faulkner?
Eating, or a scene including food, often represents this in a novel.
What is communion?
The sounds in this poem were created to be purposely pleasing to the ear.
What is euphony?
Macbeth is a classic one, name a modern one.
Who is the tragic hero, Troy?
This literary term, synonymous with understatement, will often leave you grinning or giggling.
What is "litotes"?
This satirical author was once jailed for sodomy.
Who is Oscar Wilde?
This type of poem has no established rhythm or meter.
What is free verse?
This occurs in poems when the punctuation carries over to the next line of writing.
What is enjambment?
This speech, given by a single character on stage, allows the audience to understand the characters thoughts and emotions.
What is a soliloquy?
In great literature, endings are unusual or unique.
What is "deux ex machina?"
Who is Mary Shelley?
The Spokane Indian Reservation, The Congo River, 1950's Pittsburgh, Victorian-Era England.
What is the setting?
This type of sonnet consists of one octave and one sestet.
What is a Petrarchan Sonnet?
This classic trio foreshadows a tragic hero's downfall.
Who are the Three Witches in Macbeth?
This French word literally means "unraveling" and refers to the resolution of a narrative.
What is "denouement"?
This writer wanted his home continent represented accurately in narratives.
Who is Chinua Achebe?
This answers the part of the prompt that states "...affects the novel as a whole."
What is the theme?
This process helps readers determine the meter and rhythm of a poem.
What is scansion?
This object from a familiar drama is symbol of both protection and control.
What is a fence?