Literary Terms
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- Q1
What is symbolism?
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, thing, or text.
A person, place or thing that represents something beyond itself.
30s - Q2
What is an allusion?
When an author uses description to represent things that appeal to the senses.
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, thing, or text.
30s - Q3
What is imagery?
When an author uses description to represent things that appeal to the senses.
Narrator is outside the story; uses “he” “she” “they”.
30s - Q4
What is tone?
Giving human like qualities to non-human things.
The way the author expresses his/her attitude through his/her writing.
30s - Q5
What is Indirect Characterization?
The personality of a character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
When the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner.
30s - Q6
What is direct characterization?
When the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner.
The personality of a character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
30s - Q7
What is alliteration?
The use of words that imitate sounds.
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
30s - Q8
What is an oxymoron?
Figure of speech that combines contradictory words.
A purposeful exaggeration that couldn’t literally be true.
30s - Q9
What is an idiom?
A purposeful exaggeration that couldn’t literally be true.
An expression that is not literal.
30s - Q10
What is hyperbole?
An expression that is not literal.
A purposeful exaggeration that couldn’t literally be true.
30s - Q11
What is a metaphor?
To compare two or more things by saying that something is another thing.
Comparing two completely different things or ideas using like or as.
30s - Q12
What is conflict?
A problem or struggle between two opposing forces in a story.
A person, place or thing that represents something beyond itself.
30s - Q13
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something to be true that the characters don’t.
When a character says something but means the opposite.
30s - Q14
What is the first person point of view?
Narrator is a character in the story; uses “I” “we”
Narrator is outside the story; uses “he” “she” “they”.
30s - Q15
What is the third person point of view?
Narrator is a character in the story; uses “I” “we”
Narrator is outside the story; uses “he” “she” “they”.
30s