Literary Vocabulary Review Midterm 9

Writing or speech that presents information or explains a process.

The event which introduces the primary conflict in a plotline.

A character which shows only one trait in the story.

Words used the suggest the opposite of what is meant.

A brief story about an amusing or strange event told to entertain or make a point.

A figure of speech using like or as to compare two apparently dissimilar items.

A sentence containing two independent clauses.

Descriptive language that appeals to the sense of hearing.

A story written to be performed by actors.

Anything that stands for something other than itself.

A poem which tells a story.

The set of ideas associated with a word.

Which of the following is NOT a type of allusion?

A reference to an actual event that happened in the past

Which of the following is NOT a type of irony?

A statement which seems contradictory but actually may be true.

The central message or insight into life revealed thorough a literary work.

The character or force in conflict with the protagonist.

A deliberate exaggeration

The outcome of a literary selection and its characters.

The writer's attitude toward his/her subject and audience.

A combination of words that contradict each other.

The category or type of literature; commonly used classifications.

A short nonfiction work about a particular subject.

The sequence of events in a literary work.

Words used to appeal to the sense of touch

Writing that tells about imaginary characters or events.

The ordinary form of written language, usually involving paragraphs.

A character that does not change during the course of the story.

A character that shows many different traits--faults as well as virtues.