Main idea or underlying meaning of literary work

What is a synecdoche?

Device when a part of something represents a whole

What does Trochaic mean?

Line of poetry composed of trochees (stressed syllable)

What is onomatopoeia?

a word that phonetically mimic or resemble what it describes

words used in a way different from their intended meaning

What is an antagonist?

Characters who are in opposition or the protagonist

A pause in a line of poetry formed by natural rhythms

What is point of view?

perspective of which a story is narrated

an attitude of a writer towards a subject or an audience

Abstract ideas are described in terms of characters

Repetitive sounds caused by consonants within a sentence

set of seemingly contradictory concepts that reveal a truth

repetition of a pattern of sounds in poetry

use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities

writer gives a advance hint to what may come later

A literary device having 2 succesive rhyming line

imitation of a writer, artist, subject or genre

What is alliteration?

numbers or words having the same consonant sound recurring

device that can be defined as the resolution of the issue

Device used to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character

What does polysyndeton mean?

conjunctions are used in succession in order

What does iambic mean?

two syllables where the first syllable is unstressed

Term used to describe events that make up a story

Speech that conveys a understatement by using double negativ

long narrative poem which is usually related to heroic deeds

What is personification?

When a thing or idea is given human attributes

Form of poetry such as a sonnet or elegy.(lyrical nature)

What is a stereotype?

The treatment of a character so they identify with a group

category of literature identified by form, content, style

What is an archetype?

Something typical that represents pattern of human nature

a stanza in a poem that had exactly four lines.

Exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis

What is juxtaposition?

2+ things places together for contrast, 2+ ideas/characters are placed side by side in a narrative

certain feelings or vibes in readers through words

vastly different things are linked through metaphors/simile

An object or idea that repeats itself

Character established by the author, Character whose voice is part of narration

term that is defined as the use of specific phrases/words

Making a comparison using like it as, Figure of speech that makes a comparison to show similarity

What does antithesis mean?

When 2 opposites are out together in a sentence for effect

What is “in medias res”?

When a narrative begin at a crucial instead of the beginning

Language used by people of a certain area,class, or district

What is figurative language?

The use of figurative speech to be effective or persuasive

The framework that underlies the way a narrator is presented

The replacement of a name with something closely associated

Figure of speech which presents a moral story with a lesson

Parts of a sentence or grammatically the same or similar

resemblance of two contradictory objects.

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What is theme?
The primary thought that inspired the author
The main thought in your head
The primary point being made in a movie
Main idea or underlying meaning of literary work
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What is a synecdoche?
A synonym for simile
Device when a part of something represents a whole
One of the 50 states
A term used to describe the nature of a piece of literature
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What does Trochaic mean?
Line of poetry composed of trochees (stressed syllable)
A device used to compare to pieces of literature
A type of train which can be used as figurative speech
A train system
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What is onomatopoeia?
The origin of Aminata’s name
Word that recurs to signal it has a deeper meaning
a word that phonetically mimic or resemble what it describes
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What is irony?
When something that was not intended on happening happens
When something unexpected happens
words used in a way different from their intended meaning
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What is an antagonist?
Characters who are in opposition or the protagonist
The person causing the conflict
The sidekick of the protagonist
Any of the the characters beside the main characters
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What is a caesura ?
A recurring image or word with an underlying meaning
A synonym for people of European decent
A fictional race of people referred to in many texts
A pause in a line of poetry formed by natural rhythms
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What is point of view?
A point you look at
The angle of which something is seen
perspective of which a story is narrated
How far away you are from sea level
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What is tone?
The underlying mood of a statement
The way in which something is said
an attitude of a writer towards a subject or an audience
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What is an allegory?
A cave
proposal that a reality being experienced is not the best
An archive of literature
Abstract ideas are described in terms of characters
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What is consonance?
Any letter that is not a vowel
The constant mood of a character
Another form of onomatopoeia caused by consonants
Repetitive sounds caused by consonants within a sentence
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What is a paradox?
The unavoidable circle of life
Something that continues ima recurring loop forever
set of seemingly contradictory concepts that reveal a truth
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What is rhythm?
A constant beat that is maintained
Something that rhymes on beat
A beat used to reference something
repetition of a pattern of sounds in poetry
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What is symbolism ?
use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities
The symbolic meaning of picture
The underlying meaning of s picture
The use of a symbol to convey something
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What is foreshadow?
To assume or make predictions to what may happen latter
The refer to something before it happens
writer gives a advance hint to what may come later
A reference to something that already happened
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What is a couplet?
A piece of chicken
A word meaning 2 or more
A literary device having 2 succesive rhyming line
The French word for couple
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What is a parody?
imitation of a writer, artist, subject or genre
A type of YouTube video
A piece of literature used to degrade another piece of art
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What is alliteration?
numbers or words having the same consonant sound recurring
When word continuously repeat themselves to show importance
The origin of Aminata’s name
A drawing or movie used to represent a text, movie or poem
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What is denouement?
The degrading of a character as a way of proving a point
Using unorthodox language in a pice of speech
A document used to make a speech
device that can be defined as the resolution of the issue
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What is soliloquy?
An archive of one specific artists work
Device used to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character
Literature that is exaggerated
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What does polysyndeton mean?
conjunctions are used in succession in order
The multiple use of literary devices within one sentence
When there are multiple protagonists
When they are multiple themes to a story
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What does iambic mean?
two syllables where the first syllable is unstressed
The alternate realities within a characters mind
A character possessing 2 or more personalities
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What is plot?
Term used to describe events that make up a story
The placement of literary devices to haves larger impact
The main idea behind a story or poem
The location or time period a story takes place
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What is a Litote?
Speech that conveys a understatement by using double negativ
A rhetorical question used to bring attention to something
Set of rules in a language
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What is the turning point?
The point in which the antagonist changes
Everything that in a story after the resolution
highest tension in a narrative
The resolution of a story
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What is an epic?
Something that is unexpected
A story that originated from a historical event
long narrative poem which is usually related to heroic deeds
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What is personification?
The primary things leading to the resolution of the conflict
The primary things leading to the a conflict
When a thing or idea is given human attributes
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What is ode?
Set of rules in a language
The person telling a story
New York slang meaning too much
Form of poetry such as a sonnet or elegy.(lyrical nature)
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What is a stereotype?
The immediate assumption made about something
Degrading terms used to build metal in characters
The treatment of a character so they identify with a group
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What is a genre?
category of literature identified by form, content, style
The genome of people from a certain location
A subcategory of music
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What is an archetype?
Something typical that represents pattern of human nature
The sub genre in which a piece of literature falls into
The type of conflict conveyed by the author
The time period from which the language being used originate
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What is quatrain?
4 literary devices that are consecutive
a stanza in a poem that had exactly four lines.
4 words repeated to show emphasis
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What is a speaker?
The voice in a poem
A person using their voice to read a script
The voice of the author
The person behind a piece of literature
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What is hyperbole?
A synonym for simile
A diacritical mark used to signal a pause
Exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis
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What is juxtaposition?
2+ things places together for contrast
The setting being changed multiple times without significanc
2+ ideas/characters are placed side by side in a narrative
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What is mood?
certain feelings or vibes in readers through words
A synonym for feelings
The extent of the main characters awareness of the conflict
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What is conceit?
The belief your are the best human alive
vastly different things are linked through metaphors/simile
Being excessively proud or vain
A traumatic event referenced for shock value
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What is motif?
The reason behind why something is happening
A poem composed of 5 lines or less
An object or idea that repeats itself
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What is persona?
Character established by the author
The series of events that build someone’s character
Character whose voice is part of narration
A persons morals
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What is jargon?
The solving of the main conflict within a story
term that is defined as the use of specific phrases/words
Ironic remarks made to amuse or hurt someone
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What is a simile?
A type of car
The same thing a metaphor
Making a comparison using like it as
Figure of speech that makes a comparison to show similarity
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What does antithesis mean?
When 2 opposites are out together in a sentence for effect
The lack of a thesis statement
Multiple thesis statements without significance
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What is “in medias res”?
When the media is crucial factor within the prom
When a story had multiple speakers
When a story is told with multiple narrators
When a narrative begin at a crucial instead of the beginning
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What is dialect ?
Language used by people of a certain area,class, or district
Languages created by people indigenous a certain place
And uncommon language spoken in only pacific regions
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What is figurative language?
The use of a metaphor or simile to compare 2 things
The use of explicit language in an unnecessary manner
The use of uncommon language
The use of figurative speech to be effective or persuasive
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What is a narrator?
The voice of the person reason the book
The person telling the story
The person who identifies the use of metaphors
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What is structure?
They way something is built
The framework that underlies the way a narrator is presented
The way in which a household is ran and kept
The underlying reason of why something is done
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What is metonymy?
The excessive use of synonyms
The replacement of a name with something closely associated
Two word that have the same or similar definition
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What is a parable?
A term used to say something is likely
A synonym for conflict
Figure of speech which presents a moral story with a lesson
A mathematic plane that usually possesses a U shape
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What is parallelism?
Parts of a sentence or grammatically the same or similar
A geometric term used to describe parallel lines
2 lines that never intersect and continue forever
2 identical sentences
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What is a metaphor?
resemblance of two contradictory objects.
A line said in rap music
The comparison of 2 different things
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What is tragedy
type of drama that presents a serious subject matter
The corruption of specific character being revealed
An extreme amount of mourning taking place
A traumatic event that cause a drastic shift in the plot
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What is caricature?
When something’s exaggerated to create a comic effect
The dominant mood within a story
Similarities within all characters in a piece of literature
A set of events that builds a characters morals
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What is a connotation?
an implied meaning that’s associated with a word
A term with an underlying meaning
The derogatory term
Negatively associating 2 different things
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What is imagery?
The description of something to create a mental image
Representing thing so its appeals to our physical senses
A book composed of manly images
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What is asyndeton?
writing style where conjunctions are omitted
A parallel universe within a story used to impose contrast
A sub narrator with the poem
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What is a conflict?
A problem between a protagonist and antagonist
The main problem going on with the main character
struggle between two opposing forces
When the character has an internal issue
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What is denotation?
A mark used to signal a stop in literature
Notes taken by the person reading a piece of literature
Literal meanings of a word in contrast to its meanings
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What is setting?
time and place an event or story takes place
The time period in which a story is written
The time period in which a story takes place
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What is a stanza?
A type of poem
Four of more lines having a fixed length or rhyming scheme
A line within a poem
The group lines in a poem
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What is an apostrophe?
A extreme event such as a plague or natural disaster
signal an author is addressing something that isn’t present
A mark used to show that something is more than one
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What is characterization?
A set of words used to describe a character
The type of morals a character possesses
Making a character posses habits of another character
Device used to highlight and explain details on a character
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What is syntax?
sets of rules in a language
The Latin or Greek origin of a word
The
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What is satire?
A type of conflict that can be conveys within a text
The attire worn by a people in a time a specific time period
A type of mood
technique used to expose the corruption of an individual
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What is a fable?
Story that have been passed on by word of mouth
Story that features non human characters as main characters
A story that references a major historical event
A type of table made of a rare form of wood
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What is a colloquial?
The extend of something being exaggerated to prove a point
A extreme or exaggerated size of an object
use of informal words, phrases, or even slang
A group of literary terms with similar meanings
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What does rhyme mean?
The origin and base of rap music
A set of word that sound phonetically similar
two syllables where the first syllable is unstressed
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What is sarcasm?
The tone in which something is said
ironic remarks to amuse or hurt someone.
Saying something without a genuine intent
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What is diction?
Style of speaking of writing determined by choice of words
An authors knowledge of what is going on
An uncontrollable desire and necessity for a substance
A literary device used to compare two things
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What is an oxymoron?
The similarity between 2 different objects
The extent of which a character is portrayed in a poem
figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined
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What is an allusion?
Making something seem a certain way
A wig company
A device used to reference something outside of the writing
Tricking the eye
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What is assonance
The extent of the assertiveness of a try main character
A synonym to onomatopoeia
The recurring repetition of a word
two words close together that repeat the same vowel sound
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What is a protagonist?
The person solving the conflict
The main character
central character or leading figure
The person experiencing the conflict
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What is meter ?
A mathematical unit
A unit used to measure anything of the authors liking
stressed and unstressed syllable pattern in a verse
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What is anaphora?
deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence
Realities created by a character to combat trauma
The underlying reason why a story is told

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