Literary Terms Final

Writers employ ____ to their works to attract readership.

____ are the most important characters in a story.

My bed was a soft cloud that I floated on as I slept peacefully.

_____ is a conversation between two characters.

A ____ is a person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work.

Tuesdays with Morrie is written in 1st person participant.

"A rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene ii

____ is a device in which a writer compares and/or contrasts two ideas.

Juliet is offered one of these in Romeo and Juliet by the Friar instead of death.

In "The Gift of the Magi", O. Henry makes one of these in reference to the Bible.

It is often used to create vivid impressions.

Writing type: its purpose is to create a visual or a feeling about what is being described.

The ____ of a literary work is the time and place of action.

____ is descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures.

The role of ____ in writing is to suggest a superior, ancient golden age.

The literary device of _____ is expressing the same idea in different words.

Without it, there is no plot.

A composition written to find out reasons and results is called a _____ essay.

The use of ____ in speech or writing allows a writer to maintain consistency within their work.

A ____ is a figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison.

A _____ is the last paragraph of an essay.

By using ____, writers can make their ideas memorable, and draw attention to certain ideas.

____ reveals the entire story and gives the reader a sense of completion.

The important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section.

In Macbeth, Macbeth appears to be loyal to Duncan, but the audience knows he wants to kill him.

Who knows? is an example of...

____ is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed.

The literary purpose of ____ is to create tension in the story.

_____ are reasonable conclusions based on details in the text.

____ is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times.

In literary works, a _____ includes all information that leads to the climax.

Dove represents peace.

The wind howled.

In literature, writers choose words to create and convey an atmosphere to their reader.

____ is an element of a story that binds together various essential elements of a narrative.

This occurs in "The Chaser" when Alan asks, "And how much,...is this wonderful mixture?"

____ serves as a rewarding element in the story: like a road from climax to resolution.

____ is a particular tendency that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question.

In literature, _____ is a typical character, an action, or a situation.

An extended metaphor.

The ____ in a piece of literature, decides how the readers read a literary piece.