Literary Terms

Question 0

Antagonist

Answer 0

Opponent of the protagonist

Question 1

Protagonist

Answer 1

main character in a story

Question 2

Foil

Answer 2

character who highlights another character’s traits by contrast

Question 3

Flat character

Answer 3

one-dimensional

Question 4

Round character

Answer 4

three-dimensional

Question 5

Static character

Answer 5

Unchanging

Question 6

Dynamic character

Answer 6

undergoes significant change

Question 7

Plot

Answer 7

The story. Exposition➡️ Rising Action➡️ Climax➡️ Falling Action➡️Denouement

Question 8

Archetype

Answer 8

An original model or pattern which forms the basis for everything of the same type. (Blueprint/template)

Question 9

Symbol

Answer 9

An object which represents something greater.

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

Direct comparison between unlike things

Question 11

Simile

Answer 11

Comparison between unlike things using like or as

Question 12

Personification

Answer 12

Attributing human traits to anything inhuman

Question 13

Foreshadow

Answer 13

Hints/clues about what will happen later

Question 14

Internal conflict

Answer 14

Emotional problems

Question 15

External conflict

Answer 15

Physical problems

Question 16

Tone

Answer 16

Author’s attitude towards a subject

Question 17

Theme

Answer 17

The main idea/message explored in a work

Question 18

Setting

Answer 18

Time/place

Question 19

Satire

Answer 19

Using humor to point out human/society’s flaws

Question 20

Verisimilitude

Answer 20

The appearance of truth

Question 21

Deus ex machina

Answer 21

“God from the Machine.”

Question 22

Imagery

Answer 22

Sensory language

Question 23

Irony

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Reversal of expectations

Question 24

Allusion

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A reference to anything outside the story

Question 25

Allegory

Answer 25

A story in which characters/setting/plot have symbolic value.

Question 26

Dialect

Answer 26

Regional variation of speaking