IBL&L Literary Terms Post-Test Review

An attitude or feeling associated with a specific word

Also known as a universal symbol -- may be a character, a theme, a symbol, or even a setting

Occurs when a character SAYS one thing and means another, or uses words to convey meaning opposite of literal

A speech in which a character, alone on stage, expresses thoughts directly to the audience (aloud)

An indirect reference to a well-known person, text, place, or event within a piece of literature

The attitude or emotion an author shows in their writing

Character type defined by only one or two traits

The reason an author writes a text (to persuade, to inform, to entertain, etc.)

The art of using language to persuade, motivate, or inform an audience via writing or speech

A direct comparison between two things

A person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself

An underlying message about life or human nature that an author wants you to take away from a text

Part in the story in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described.

The use of similar grammatical structures to convey important ideas

The dictionary definition of a word

A figure of speech that puts together opposite words (jumbo shrimp)

Literary technique in which two ideas, places, or characters are placed side by side to develop comparisons/contrasts

Character type that remains the same throughout the story

Character type that changes throughout the course of the story

A lengthy speech addressed to other characters

Part of the story in which the problems are SOLVED and/or the action comes to an END

An author's word choice

A storytelling shorthand for a concept that the audience will recognize and understand instantly

The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words

Direct comment or criticism (not humorous) of a fault in society to create awareness and provoke change

The most interesting point in a story; the turning point in a text

The rhetorical appeal to logic

A logical assumption or educated guess based on facts or observed knowledge

The pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in a line of poetry

When inanimate objects are given human-like qualities

Technique to expose/criticize foolishness/corruption of individuals or society using humor, exaggeration, or ridicule

The rhetorical appeal to emotion

An extreme exaggeration within literature to express importance

A contrast between appearance and reality; usually when something is the opposite of what is expected

Central character in a work who works toward a successful resolution to the conflicts

Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase (NOT at the beginning of words)

When two or more words, close to one another, repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds

Vivid descriptions that appeal to a reader's five senses

A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word

The time, place, and surrounding circumstances in which a story takes place

The method of narration used ina story; who is telling the story (perspective)

The repetition of similar-sounding words occurring at the end of lines of poems or songs

Character who stands in opposition to the central character in a story

A word that has the opposite meaning of another word

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

A character who shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character

The rhetorical appeal to credibility

A work of art in which characters, images, or events act as symbols; abstract ideas are described as characters, etc.

Character type that is multisided or complex, maybe even contradictory

The part of the plot that presents and develops the conflicts in the text

The way an author builds and develops characters within a text

Part of the plot structure that wraps up the narrative, resolves loose ends, and leads TOWARD the closure

Occurs when the audience knows something that the some characters do not