Literary Terms to Master

Question 1

is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work.

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Mood

Question 2

a figure of speech that gives an object a human quality

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personification

Question 3

is when two forces collide physically.

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External Conflict

Question 4

is the fifth part of the plot. Loose ends are tied up and the conflict has been resolved.

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Resolution

Question 5

is writing that comes from the author’s imagination.

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Fiction

Question 6

when the present action is interrupted to describe an event that took place at an earlier time.

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Flashback

Question 7

Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows something the character does not know

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True

Question 8

creates a feeling of anticipation that something dangerous is about to happen.

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suspense

Question 9

a figure of speech that makes a comparison using like or as

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simile

Question 10

The protagonist of the story is the main character involved in the central conflict

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True

Question 11

The antagonist is the character or force working against the main character

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True

Question 12

are longer than short stories, more complex, and have multiple characters and events

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Novels

Question 13

Situational Irony is when the audience knows something the character does not

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False

Question 14

the perspective from which the story is told

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point of view

Question 15

refers to a writer’s use of hints that suggest events that will occur later in the story.

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Foreshadowing

Question 16

when the opposite of what is expected is either said or happens in a story

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Irony

Question 17

a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison without using like or as

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metaphor

Question 18

is sequence of events in a story. Sometimes it is called the author’s blueprint.

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Plot

Question 19

is a reference to a real person, place, event or piece of literature in a piece of writing.

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Allusion

Question 20

is a problem or struggle between two or more opposing forces

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Conflict

Question 21

Symbolism is when an object represents an idea

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True

Question 22

a figure of speech that creates an extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 23

is when the narrator is in the story and uses pronouns such as I, WE and ME

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1st Person Perspective

Question 24

A dynamic character changes significantly

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True

Question 25

have a single idea, one character and one problem.

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short stories

Question 26

Verbal irony is when the opposite of what is expected is said

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True

Question 27

a figure of speech that is a common expression that is not meant to be taken literally

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idiom

Question 28

is when the narrator speaks directly to the reader and uses the pronoun YOU

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2nd Person Perspective

Question 29

is the 1st part of the plot. Characters, setting, and main conflict are identified.

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Exposition

Question 30

a static character does not change

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True

Question 31

is the second (and biggest) part of the plot.

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Rising Action

Question 32

is when the narrator is not in the story and uses pronouns such as HE, SHE and IT

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3rd Person Perspective

Question 33

is when the character struggles within.

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Internal Conflict

Question 34

is the time and place in which the story happens.

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Setting

Question 35

the main message the author wishes to share with the readers.

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Theme

Question 36

action of story centered around this individual

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Main Characters

Question 37

is a generalization about something or someone that leaves no room for individual differences

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Stereotyping

Question 38

is the fourth part of the plot. It comes after the climax, and before the end.

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Falling action

Question 39

interact with the main character, help to move the plot along

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Minor Characters

Question 40

are the people, animals or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story.

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characters

Question 41

is the third part of the plot. It is a turning point for main character.

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Climax

Question 42

a description that appeals to one or more of the five senses

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imagery

Question 43

language that is not meant to be taken literally

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figurative language

Literary Terms to Master

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Literary Terms to Master

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