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Literary Terms
WOW, part 2
Literary Terms
Misc.
100
To emphasize.
What is accentuate?
100
Common examples in literature are fire, water, light, and journeys.
What is symbolism?
100
Something used to blend in or as a disguise.
What is camouflage?
100
Example: Luke Skywalker.
What is protagonist?
100
Very sad and without hope.
What is despondent?
200
To trick or cheat.
What is bamboozle?
200
Examples: romantic, peaceful, or other-worldly.
What is mood?
200
Noisy or loud.
What is boisterous?
200
Examples: Tony Soprano, Walter White, and Dexter.
What is anti hero?
200
To give (information) to someone.
What is divulge?
300
To want to have or achieve something.
What is aspire?
300
An extended comparison; also known as an “epic” simile.
What is a Homeric simile?
300
To refuse to buy, use, or participate as a way of protesting.
What is boycott?
300
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
300
A pen is to a writer as a sword is to a warrior.
What is analogy?
400
A conversation between two or more people.
What is dialogue?
400
Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes.
What is foil?
400
To honor or remember.
What is commemorate?
400
Making readers feel sad, happy, mad, or worried to get their attention.
What is pathos?
400
The end of a story; the protagonist has changed in some way.
What is resolution?
500
Correct/proper behavior that shows respect & good manners.
What is decorum?
500
You have to ask, “What’s the author’s message to me?”
What is theme?
500
Including things taken from many different sources.
What is eclectic?
500
Time, setting, place, and other details given at the beginning of a story.
What is exposition?
500
To do something that you think you shouldn’t have to do.
What is deign?