Literary Terms Grade 12

Question 1

a long narrative poem of folk origin and intended to be sung, with simple stanzas and a refrain

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ballad

Question 2

descriptive language that helps the reader "see"

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imagery

Question 3

reasons and results; why things happen and the results

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cause and effect

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the preface or introduction to a literary work

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prologue

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a comparison of one thing to another thing that is quite different

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analogy

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the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize stupidity or vices

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satire

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a cartoon-like image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way

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caricature

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the language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or group of people

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dialect

Question 9

the repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry or sentence

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assonance

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pity for a character in a play, usually a tragedy

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pathos

Question 11

a complex character who does not change

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static

Question 12

a difficult problem with no easy solution

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dilemma

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a long poem narrating the deeds and adventures of legendary historical figures

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epic

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the voice in a poem

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speaker

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used for "mind control"

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propaganda

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time order

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chronological

Question 17

show the differences in two things

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contrast

Question 18

a four line stanza, especially one with a rhyme scheme

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quatrain

Question 19

the individual style of an author including diction, dialogue, and character development

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voice

Question 20

a type of poetry with no fixed structure

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free verse

Question 21

language with a precise, clear meaning

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denotation

Question 22

a speech to an object, an idea, or a person who doesn't exist as if it is a living person

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apostrophe

Question 23

a question that is asked in order to make a point rather than to elicit an answer

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rhetorical question

Question 24

a hint of what is to come later in a story or movie (usually something bad)

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foreshadowing

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a humorous use of two meanings of one word

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pun

Question 26

the stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse or within the lines of a poem

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metre

Question 27

an opinion article on a current issue found in a newspaper

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editorial

Question 28

a widely held but false belief or idea; a traditional story of early people

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myth

Question 29

the main character of a story

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protagonist

Question 30

in the plot, the one against the main character

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antagonist

Question 31

writing that is intended to explain or provide information

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expository

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a short, clever often-paradoxical remark

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epigram

Question 33

the choice of words or phrases in speech or writing

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diction

Question 34

a statement that contradicts itself, but may nonetheless be true

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paradox

Question 35

an overused expression that has lost its effectiveness

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cliche

Question 36

an important idea or human issue writers and artists explore through their work

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theme

Question 37

a point of view seldom used in literature

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second person

Question 38

deliberate exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 39

the inclusion of a humorous scene or character in a serious work, to relieve tension

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comic relief

Question 40

one of the most common poetic devices, used to stress something

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repetition

Question 41

writing with a repetitive grammatical structure

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parallelism

Question 42

a sudden and profound understanding of something

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epiphany

Question 43

a brief, memorable saying that expresses a truth or belief

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proverb

Question 44

a fourteen-line poem with a rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter

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sonnet

Question 45

pleasing sounds

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euphony

Question 46

devastation; the death or moral destruction of the protagonist in a tragedy

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catastrophe

Question 47

very informal spoken words that become temporarily popular within certain groups

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slang

Question 48

the direct opposite of

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antithesis

Question 49

words written on a gravestone

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epitaph

Question 50

how and when the conflict in a story is solved

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resolution

Question 51

placing close together or side by side to emphasize a contrast

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juxtaposition

Question 52

a polite term to refer to something unpleasant or embarrassing

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euphemism

Question 53

an expression or spoken words of lesser strength than would be expected, in that situation

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understatement

Question 54

a group of lines in a poem separated by extra space

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stanza

Question 55

the narrator who uses "I"

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first person

Question 56

prejudice in favour of one thing, person, or group compared with another

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bias

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giving non-human things human characteristics

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personification

Question 58

using an object or word to represent an abstract idea, mood, or emotion

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symbolism

Question 59

a category of literature or art

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genre

Question 60

to believe unfairly that all people of a group are the same

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stereotype

Question 61

background information provided to a reader at the beginning of a story

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exposition

Question 62

a word that suggests or implies another meaning besides the literal one

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connotation

Question 63

art or literature in which people, things or events have a hidden or symbolic meaning

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allegory

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the repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words "east west"

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consonance

Literary Terms Grade 12

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Literary Terms Grade 12

Questions 80