Literary Terms

An archetypal character is:

When a character speaks a soliloquy, they are:

The central idea of a literary work is:

What is an epic?

Another word for the beginning of a literary work:

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or connected words:

To exaggerate and say "I've told you a million times...." is an example of:

What is an aside?

Hints the author gives of a future event in the story:

Macbeth was this type of play:

A literary device that reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter is:

This type of narration shows many characters' inner thoughts and uses he/she:

A statement that initially seems to contradict itself, but will later be found to be true is:

Comparison using the word LIKE or AS:

What is a story with 2 levels of meaning: literal and symbolic?

A reference to something without mentioning it directly is:

My favorite English teacher of all time is:

When the reader/audience knows something that the character doesn't: