Literary Terms

Question 1

A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 2

Language that doesn't mean exactly what it says

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figurative language

Question 3

A direct comparison of two unlike objects

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metaphor

Question 4

The author's attitude toward a subject

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tone

Question 5

Discrepancy between what is expected vs. what actually happens

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irony

Question 6

Genre of literature that is made but using actual historical setting or historical figures

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historical fiction

Question 7

Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience

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rhetoric

Question 8

Using humor, irony, and exaggeration to make fun of a serious problem in society or a person

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satire

Question 9

Emotional appeals in persuasion

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pathos

Question 10

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

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personification

Question 11

An extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 12

authority, credibility, trustworthiness appeal in persuasion

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ethos

Question 13

An object in a story that represents some abstract idea

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symbol

Question 14

An extended metaphor story where characters, settings, and events symbolism abstract ideas

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allegory

Question 15

Word choice

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diction

Question 16

a model or pattern of character, setting, plot, or symbol used in a variety of literature

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archetype

Question 17

A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea from history, culture, or literature

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allusion

Question 18

The emotional connection of a words (positive or negative)

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connotation

Question 19

Genre in which an author tells stories about personal memories, usually about a specific theme

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memoir

Question 20

logic and reasoning appeal in persuasion

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logos

Question 21

The dictionary definition of a word

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denotation

Questions 21