Literary terms 2

Question 1

A comparison between two things can be called an:

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analogy

Question 2

The struggle between opposing forces that provides the central action and interest in a plot.

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conflict

Question 3

The close repetition of similar vowel sounds, in successive or proximate words.

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assonance

Question 4

The meaning and purpose of the events in a story:

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plot

Question 5

The bare events in a story:

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action

Question 6

An idea that recurs in a work of literature:

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theme

Question 7

The emotive atmosphere in a literary work is the:

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mood

Question 8

A statement which says less than is really meant:

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understatement

Question 9

The person who tells the story is called the:

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narrator

Question 10

The intellectual or emotional perspective held by a narrator is his / her:

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viewpoint

Question 11

A person in a literary work is called a:

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character

Question 12

The highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of a story:

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climax

Question 13

The way in which an author presents and defines characters.

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characterization

Question 14

A symbolic fictional narrative, e.g: a fable.

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allegory

Question 15

An extended speech in which a lone character expresses his or her thoughts.

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soliloquy

Question 16

The repetition of consonant sounds in a poem:

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alliteration

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