Defintion quiz 1 Flashcards
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What is alliteration?
When two or more words in a group of words begin with the same sound.
Define antagonist.
The opponent or enemy of the main character, or protagonist.
What is an aside?
An aside is usually used to let the audience know what a character is thinking.
What does characterization mean?
The means through which an author reveals a character’s personality.
What is the climax of a story?
The point in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the conflict reaches its greatest intensity and is then resolved.
Define conflict.
A struggle between opposing forces.
What is dialogue?
The conversation between characters in a work of literature.
What is a dynamic character?
A character who undergoes a significant internal change over the course of a story.
What is figurative language?
Figurative language uses words in some way other than for their literal meanings to make a comparison, add emphasis, or say something in a fresh and creative way.
What is a flashback?
A scene in a story that occurred before the present time in the story.
What does foreshadowing mean?
Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later in the story.
Define hyperbole.
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
What is an idiom?
An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words.
What is imagery?
Language that portrays sensory experiences, or experiences of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
What is irony?
(1) dramatic irony, when the reader or audience member is aware of something that the characters are not aware of; (2) situational irony, when something happens that is the reverse of what you expected; and (3) verbal irony, when the name or description of something implies the opposite of the truth.
Define major character.
A main or important character; a character who plays a large role in a story.
What is a metaphor?
The comparison of two unlike things to illuminate a particular quality or aspect of one of those things.
What defines a minor character?
A character who does not play a large role in a story.
What is mood in literature?
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.
What is onomatopoeia?
The use of words whose sound imitate the sounds of what they describe.
What is personification?
Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities or emotions.
Define plot.
The sequence of events in a story.
What is point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What are the types of point of view?
- 1st- Narrator is a character
- 2nd- Narrator talks to the characters
- 3rd- Narrator talks about other people
