#31-45 Literacy Terms

Question 1

Diction

Answer 1

The author’s choice of words or phrases in a literary work

Question 2

Dramatic irony

Answer 2

Refers to a situation in which events or facts not known to a character on stage or in a fictional work are known to another character, the audience, or the reader

Question 3

Dramatic monologue

Answer 3

A lyric poem in which the speaker addresses someone whose replies are not recorded

Question 4

Elegy

Answer 4

A mourning poem of lament for an individual or tragic event

Question 5

Enjambment

Answer 5

The continuation of a complete idea from one line of poetry to another, without pause

Question 6

Epiphany

Answer 6

A revealing scene or moment in which a character experiences a deep realization about him/ himself

Question 7

Epistrophe

Answer 7

Repetition of a concluding word or word endings

Question 8

Euphemism

Answer 8

Using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one

Question 9

Euphony

Answer 9

Attempting to group words together harmoniously, so that the consonants permit an easy and pleasing flow of sound when spoken

Question 10

Exposition

Answer 10

The opening section of a narrative or dramatic structure in which characters, setting, theme, and conflict can be revealed

Question 11

Flashback

Answer 11

Interruption of the narrative to show an episode that happened before that particular point in the story

Question 12

Foot

Answer 12

A group of syllables in verse usually consisting of one accented syllable and the unaccented syllables associated with it

Question 13

Foreshadowing

Answer 13

A hint given to the reader of what is to come

Question 14

Free verse

Answer 14

A type of poetry that differs from conventional verse forms in being “free” from a fixed pattern of meter and rhyme

Question 15

Hamartia

Answer 15

A tragic flaw, especially a misperception, a lack of some important insight, or some blindness that ironically results from one’s own strengths and abilities