Fig. Lang. Quiz

A formal, lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing or idea.

Repetition of similar vowel sounds

A reference to something or someone, usually literary

The person or force that opposes the protagonist in a short story and many works of fiction

The main character, usually the hero

Ridicule of a subject

A comparison using "like" or "as" in which two unlike things are compared

A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza in a poem.

An expression of meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning

This usually shows the reversal of fortune for the protagonist following the climax

A word intended to simulate the actual sound of the thing or action it describes

A comparison made by calling one item another item (e.g. the sunshine of our love")

The phrase appears to be contradictory, but has a basic truth that resolves the contradiction

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

A phrase in which the words are contradictory

Beginning of story, sets tone, establishes setting, introduces characters, and background info

The major character opposing the main character who is usually the villain.

The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work

The perspective from which a story is presented to a reader

Non-metrical, non-rhyming lines closely following the natural rhythms of speech

The moment with the readers' interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point

The method used by a writer to reveal the personality of a character

A scene in a work that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier

The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear

A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme. Literally a "little song"

A conclusion one can draw from the presented details.

A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

A deliberate exaggeration

A comparison of two like things, usually used to introduce or explain something unfamiliar.

A four line stanza

Repetition of consonant sounds.

A literary type or form

Assigning human attributes to something nonhuman

The time and place in which the events in a story occur.

The use of a repeated consonant sound, usually at the beginning of a series of words

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come

Style or manner of expression

A character, action, setting, or object representing something else in a story

Choice of words