Miss Summerfield's Review

What do you call the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings?

Which literary device involves an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

What is the term for the character or force that opposes the protagonist?

What is it called when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected?

What is the term for a character who undergoes significant internal change throughout a story?

What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, literary, or political significance?

Which literary device involves placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast?

What is the term for a play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings?

Which literary term refers to the perspective from which a story is told?

Which term refers to a struggle between opposing forces in a story?

What do you call a recurring object, concept, or structure in a literary work?

Which term describes a common, overused expression that has lost its originality?

What is the term for the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work?

What is the term for a statement that appears self-contradictory, but reveals a deeper truth?

What is the term for a contrast between what a character believes and what the reader knows to be true?

What is the main character in a story called?

What is the term for a long speech by a character in a play, typically alone on stage, revealing their thoughts?

What is the term for the turning point of the story where the main conflict reaches its peak?

What is the term for the atmosphere or emotional condition created by a piece of writing?

Which literary term refers to a word's literal, dictionary definition?

Which term refers to a story or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts?

What is the term for a literary device where an author stops the current narrative to tell about a past event?

Which term describes the use of hints or clues to suggest future events in a story?

What is it called when a non-human object is given human characteristics?

What is the term for an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work?

Which literary term refers to the author's attitude toward the subject?

Which term describes the use of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in a sentence?

What is the term for a comparison using "like" or "as"?

Which term refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words?

What is the term for the time and place in which a story takes place?