Post Test Literary Terms English 9

A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from another piece of literature

Attitude a writer takes towards a subject

When a character says one thing but means something else

Vantage point from which the writer tells the story

Scene that breaks the normal time sequence of the plot to tell events that happened earlier

Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis

The introductory statement at the beginning of a play

"Loving hate" is an example of

Original model from which all things of the same kind are copied

The author's choice of setting and images creates the

Group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit

An event early on in a story that introduces the conflict

Long fictional story which uses the elements of story telling

Writer's unique use of language that allows a reader to "hear" a human personality in writing

"The leaf swam down the river" is an example of

The central idea of a work of literature

"Crash" and "Belch" are examples of

"Master of landways and seaways" referring to Odysseus is called a(n)

The moment when all of the problems are solved and the story is closed

Long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals of a nation