Song Literary Elements & Terminology Vocab

Question 1

When "he" or "she" is used

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Third-person POV

Question 2

The feelings/attitudes associated with a word

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Connotation

Question 3

The struggle between opposing forces

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Conflict

Question 4

The use of words to express something different from/often opposite to their literal meaning

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Verbal irony

Question 5

Figure of speech where the absent/dead are spoken to as if present/the inanimate as if animate

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Apostrophe

Question 6

A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration

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Hyperbole

Question 7

Description of scenes representing events that happened before the point where the story opens

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Flashback

Question 8

A situation that occurs repeatedly in literature (the hero, the maiden in distress, etc.)

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Archetype

Question 9

Begins with the exposition and sets the stage for the climax

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Rising action

Question 10

Attributing human characteristics to things that are not human

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Personification

Question 11

When something is not what is expected

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Irony

Question 12

The "backstory"

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Exposition

Question 13

Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 14

When the narrator is "all-knowing", knowing everything about everyone

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Omniscient

Question 15

The dropping of hints by the author of things to come

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Foreshadowing

Question 16

Secondary character who contrasts with a major character

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Foil

Question 17

Use of words that mimic the sounds they describe (e.g. hiss, buzz, bang)

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Onomatopoeia

Question 18

The use of symbols to stand for something else

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Symbolism

Question 19

Use of humorous devices to highlight a human folly or societal problem

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Satire

Question 20

The conflict within the character himself/herself (such as man v. self)

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Internal conflict

Question 21

When the narrator knows as much as the reader (or maybe a little bit more)

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Limited omniscience

Question 22

The turning point of the play

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Climax

Question 23

The act/action that sets the story and conflict in motion

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Inciting incident

Question 24

The pattern of action in a story

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Plot

Question 25

Reference to something in the past that the writer assumes the reader will recognize

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Allusion

Question 26

Struggles against the main character

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Antagonist

Question 27

The major idea of the story

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Theme

Question 28

The last part of the plot, ties up the loose ends of the story

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Resolution

Question 29

The central/main character

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Protagonist

Question 30

Play on words that are identical or similar in sound, but have different meanings

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Pun

Question 31

The dictionary definition of a word

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Denotation

Question 32

A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses

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Imagery

Question 33

Emotional quality of the story that influences the attitudes of the characters and the readers

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Mood

Question 34

The focus from which the story is told

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Point of View

Question 35

Type of novel where the protagonist is initiated into adulthood through knowledge/experience

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Coming-of-age story

Question 36

Deliberate lessening of impact and truth to make a point

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Understatement

Question 37

When the narrator speaks using "I"

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First-person POV

Question 38

When the audience knows something the characters don't know

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Dramatic irony

Question 39

Beginning several consecutive/neighboring words with the same sound

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Alliteration

Question 40

The time, place, and culture in which the story takes place

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Setting

Question 41

The author's attitude shown toward his/her characters, their actions, and his/her plot

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Tone

Question 42

When something happens differently to what is expected

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Situational irony

Question 43

The conflict between a character and an outside opposing force (such as man v. nature)

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External conflict

Question 44

The character does not change during the story

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Static

Question 45

Use of verbal irony where a person appears to be praising something, but actually insults it

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Sarcasm

Question 46

The telling of the story

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Narration

Question 47

The character changes during the story

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Dynamic

Question 48

Anticipation caused by concern for the characters and/or uncertainty of their fate

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Suspense

Question 49

Selection of words/sentence structures/language arts the writer uses for details & descriptions

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Style

Question 50

Comparison of two like objects without using the words "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

Question 51

The people of the story that the writer created particularly for that story

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Character

Question 52

A statement that seems absurd or self-contradictory, but turns out to be true

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Paradox

Question 53

Takes place after the climax

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Falling action

Song Literary Elements & Terminology Vocab

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