English exam review- Literary Devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

2 or more words close together that start with the same consonant sound

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

A brief reference to something popular to increase understanding/make a connection

Question 3

Antagonist

Answer 3

Someone that goes against the main characters goals

Question 4

Protagonist

Answer 4

The main character that drives the plot

Question 5

Climax

Answer 5

The peak of the story, the most intense/exciting/important part in the story

Question 6

Conflict

Answer 6

The struggle between opposing forces

Question 7

Plot

Answer 7

Sequence of events in the story

Question 8

Theme

Answer 8

Central Idea/Message of the story

Question 9

Tone

Answer 9

Authors attitude towards a subject/audience

Question 10

Symbol

Answer 10

Something that represents deeper meaning beyond a literal sense

Question 11

Mood

Answer 11

Overall feeling of the atmosphere

Question 12

Setting

Answer 12

The time/place of stories events

Question 13

Denouement

Answer 13

When the conflict is resolved, when loose ends meet, the finale

Question 14

Foreshadowing

Answer 14

Hints about future events

Question 15

Metaphor

Answer 15

A direct comparison between two things

Question 16

Onomatopoeia

Answer 16

Words that represent/imitate sound

Question 17

Personification

Answer 17

Giving objects/animals/ideas human qualities

Question 18

Simile

Answer 18

Comparing two things using “like” or “as”

Question 19

Hyperbole

Answer 19

Exaggerated claims/statements

Question 20

Imagery

Answer 20

Vivid descriptions that immerse the reader and creates an image in their head

Question 21

Irony

Answer 21

When the opposite of what you’d expect happens

Question 22

Situational Irony

Answer 22

When what happens is opposite of expectations

Question 23

Verbal Irony

Answer 23

When you say one thing but mean the opposite- sarcasm

Question 24

Dramatic Irony

Answer 24

When the audience knows what the character doesn’t

Question 25

Cosmic Irony

Answer 25

The Irony of Fate, when fate is controlled by others

Question 26

First Person

Answer 26

Tells the story using "I" or "We"- narrator/characters perspective

Question 27

Third person Limited

Answer 27

Narrator is not the character, only knows the thoughts and feelings of the character

Question 28

Third person omniscient

Answer 28

Narrator is all knowing, knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters

Question 29

Plot map 1. (Exposition)

Answer 29

Where the story begins- Protagonist and Setting is introduced

Question 30

Plot map 2. (Spark)

Answer 30

May start conflict, Something happens

Question 31

Plot map 3. (Rising Action)

Answer 31

The protagonist starts their journey, tries to solve problem

Question 32

Plot map 4. (Climax)

Answer 32

The moment the story has been building up to, Highest point of action, turning point in the story

Question 33

Plot map 5. (Falling Action)

Answer 33

When resolution begins, may learn details that weren't explained before

Question 34

Plot map 6. (Denouement)

Answer 34

End of story, new normal for characters

Question 35

Hero's Journey

Answer 35

1. Departure- World of Common Day 2. Call to adventure 3. Refusal of Call 4. Meeting Mentor 5. Crossing First Threshold 6. Tests, Allies, Enemies 7. Approaching the Inmost Cave 8. Supreme Ordeal 9. Seizing the Prize/ Reward 10. The Road Back 11. Threshold Crossing Resurrection 12. Return with Elixir/Freedom of Life

Question 36

Poetic Justice

Answer 36

A theme where a character gets what they deserve in a fitting/ironic way

Question 37

Idiom

Answer 37

An expression that has a different meaning than what is said/ literal meaning