Elements Of Lit Vocab

Question 1

Irony

Answer 1

A word that means the opposite of its literal meaning

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

A person or thing working against the protagonist

Question 3

Dialogue

Answer 3

Conversations between characters

Question 4

Plot

Answer 4

Events that take place in the story

Question 5

Symbol

Answer 5

Person,place, or thing used to represent something else

Question 6

Point of view

Answer 6

Perspective from which a story is told

Question 7

Climax

Answer 7

Turning point in a story

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

Comparison using like or as

Question 9

Foreshadowing

Answer 9

Hints or clues that predict the future

Question 10

Soliloquy

Answer 10

A speech by a lone character on stage

Question 11

Imagery

Answer 11

Visual description used in literature

Question 12

Protagonist

Answer 12

Main character in the story

Question 13

Conflict

Answer 13

Problem in the story

Question 14

Setting

Answer 14

When and where it takes place

Question 15

Metaphor

Answer 15

Comparison not using like or as

Question 16

Theme

Answer 16

Main idea or message of the work

Question 17

Allusion

Answer 17

Reference to a well known person, place, or thing

Question 18

Personification

Answer 18

Describing a inanimate object as if it were a human

Question 19

Tone

Answer 19

Mood of the work

Question 20

Hyperbole

Answer 20

Stretching or overstating the truth