Lit Terms Test

A method developed by Aristotle to always win an argument

The use of hints/clues to suggest what will happen later

A particular way of speaking that is unique to a social class or region

Statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning

The main character. The person for whom the reader roots.

The writer's attitude toward the character, subject, and audience of a story

The way a writer reveals information about a character

A scene interrupting the normal timeline to provide info about something that happened earlier

This occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not

Work that ridicules the shortcomings of specific people or institutions as an attempt at change

The vantage point from which a story is told.

A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and also stands for something more

A popular figure of speech

The words a character in a story speaks

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its actual definition

A classic pattern used in fiction that's guaranteed to satisfy most audiences

When the protagonist is actually a villain of the story, but we empathize anyway

A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the original piece's style

The opponent who blocks the protagonist

Actions taken have an effect exactly opposite what was intended

The exact dictionary definition of word

An insight about human life that's revealed in a literary work

A character who served as a direct contrast to another character...

A statement that appears self-contradictory, yet reveals a kind of truth

A comment made by a character directly to the audience

The climate or feeling of a literary work

An original model of a person, a perfect example, or prototype upon which others are copies