Desmond Lit Terms

The major events leading up to the highest point of tension in the story.

Select the examples of personification.

Select all examples of hyperbole.

Select the example of simile.

The repetition of vowel sounds to create an internal rhyme

A story or novel that is not true.

What someone thinks or feels to be true.

Which order is correct?

Select ALL examples of alliteration.

A word that is the opposite of another word.

The order of events in a writing that uses time order.

A broad statement or an idea that is applied to a group of people or things.

The story of a person's life written by that person.

Hints or clues about what is going to happen later in the story.

The perspective in which a story is told.

Text that is true.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called _____.

Using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of their literal meaning.

The highest point of tension in a story

How an author develops his/her character.

The author's intent to inform/teach, entertain, or to persuade or convince an audience.

A statement that can be proven.

The major idea or lesson of a literary work is called _____.

A newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers.

An inclination of temperament or outlook, especially a personal &sometimes unreasoned judgment.

A problem or struggle in a story.

A problem with an outside force is called ____.

The author's central thought; or the topic sentence of a paragraph.

Textbooks, cookbooks, encylopedias, newspapers: what is the author's purpose for writing these?

Words that are pronouced the same but have different meanings and spellings.

Poetry that does not have meter or rhyme scheme is _____.

A document or source that relates or discusses information orignally presented elsewhere.

The end of a story, when the problem is solved, is called the _____.

Documents from the time period, people, & events of the time under consideration.

The author's intent to inform or teach someone something, to entertain, or persuade/convince

The emotion or feeling created in the reader is called _____.

Words that have similar meanings.

When a story is told from a narrator's point of view.

To find similarities between two things.

Select the examples of personification.

Figurative language that suggests, without directly saying it, that 1 thing is like another is:

A verse or paragraph of a poem is called a _____.

The beat of a poem is called _____.

To find differences between two or more things.

Language that appeals to the five senses is called _____.

This introduces the characters, setting, and background information in a story or drama.

The person/thing that has a conflict with the main character of a story is the ______.

The hero of a story; usually the main character.

A verse or paragraph of a poem.

Words that have similar endings therefore the words sound alike.

Select the examples of allusion.

When something is used to represent more than itself.

A character who does not change due to his/her experiences in a story.

Poems, short story, song lyrics -What is an author's purpose for writing these examples?

The probem in a story is called _________.

Text that tells a story

Select the BEST answer: What would be the author's purpose for advertisements & commercials?

When a story is told from the point of view of a character in the story.

Language that cannot be taken literally is called ____.

A problem within yourself or within a character.

A judgement based on a personal point of view.

A character who changes in the story from insight he/she learns from experiences.

A category used to classify literary works.

The story of a person's life written by someone else is called _____.

The qualities a character possesses.

The time and place where the story unfolds.

Words that make their sound.

A story or novel that is not true.

The perspective in which a story is told.

To recognize and tell apart differences between two or more items is being able to _____.

The attitude of the author towards the audience, characters or a subject.