Useful Terms

Question 1

allusion

Answer 1

an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar

Question 2

analogy

Answer 2

a point-by-point comparison between two things for the purpose of clarifying the less familiar two subjects

Question 3

assonance

Answer 3

the repetition of the vowel sound

Question 4

audience

Answer 4

the person or persons for whom the text is written or play is performed. it is important to know the audience for whom you are writing and to write with the tone, diction and style appropriate for that group

Question 5

bias

Answer 5

to cause favoritism towards or against ( especially unfairly ) a person, place, thing or idea

Question 6

cliche

Answer 6

an overused expression that has lost its freshness, force and appeal

Question 7

climax

Answer 7

the moment in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem where the conflict reaches its greatest intensity

Question 8

allegory

Answer 8

a work with two levels of meaning, literal and symbolic. the purpose of an allegory may be to convey truths about life, to teach religious or moral lessons, or to criticize social institutions