English Final Exam- Literary Terms

Question 1

Point of view

Answer 1

Vantage point from which a story is told

Question 2

First person

Answer 2

The “l” point of view

Question 3

Limited omniscient

Answer 3

Point of view where we only know what one character is thinking.

Question 4

Omniscient

Answer 4

All knowing point of view in a story

Question 5

Cliché

Answer 5

An over-used and unoriginal expression. Eg. Cool as a cucumber

Question 6

Objective

Answer 6

Point of view in which we know what the characters are saying and doing, but not what they may be thinking.

Question 7

Different conflict types

Answer 7

Internal conflict- problems with yourself

External conflict- problems with someone else or the society.

Question 8

Protagonist

Answer 8

The main character in a story or novel.

Question 9

Hyperbole

Answer 9

Extreme exaggeration

Question 10

Foreshadowing

Answer 10

Clues in a novel or short story of upcoming events or incidents

Question 11

Irony

Answer 11

Verbal
Dramatic
Situational

Question 12

Sarcasm

Answer 12

A form of verbal irony

Question 13

Bias

Answer 13

Our prejudicial or narrow points-of-view

Question 14

Tone

Answer 14

The attitude the poet takes towards the audience.

Question 15

Jargon

Answer 15

Specialized words for a group or an organization. Eg. Teachers: lesson plan, class management, lesson pacing, reports cards.

Question 16

Allusion

Answer 16

A reference in literature to a famous person, place, or event

Question 17

Contrast

Answer 17

Opposite of compare. To show differences

Question 18

Pun

Answer 18

A witty play on words

Question 19

Aside

Answer 19

A short speech meant for the audience’s ears or a specific characters ears only

Question 20

Soliloquy

Answer 20

A longer speech on stage meant for the audiences ears only

Question 21

Propaganda

Answer 21

One-sided/biased information intended to persuade people to think in a certain way or to change their political viewpoints.

Question 22

Euphemism

Answer 22

Using soft words. Eg. Passed away instead of died.

Question 23

Subjective language

Answer 23

It’s based on your own bias/ opinion.

Question 24

Speaker vs Narrator

Answer 24

Speaker- the person that tells the poem.

Narrator- the person that tells the short story of novel.

Question 25

Thesis

Answer 25

The main argument in a persuasive essay

Question 26

Metaphor

Answer 26

Comparing two things WITHOUT using the word's "like" or "as".

Question 27

Simile

Answer 27

Comparing two things USING "like" or "as".

Question 28

Connotation

Answer 28

The meaning associated with a word. Eg. We think of isolation, pain, depression when we hear the word dungeon.

Question 29

Denotation

Answer 29

The literal meaning of a word.

Question 30

Paradox

Answer 30

A seemingly contradictory statement with and element of truth in it. Eg. A rich man is no an a richer than a beggar.

Question 31

Satire

Answer 31

Use of wit, irony, or sarcasm to expose some human folly or societal issue. The short story, Harrison Bergeron is a great example.

Question 32

Free verse

Answer 32

Poetry written with no rhyme scheme or regular metre, but which has a musical quality to it due to the presence of figurative devices

Question 33

Blank verse

Answer 33

Unrhymed poetry that is the closet form to spoken English

Question 34

Ballad

Answer 34

A narrative poem originally meant to be sung.

Question 35

Colloquial Language

Answer 35

A controversial word or phase. Eg. Buzz off, go nuts, wanna y'all, felling blue.

Question 36

Acrostic

Answer 36

A poem that spells out a particular word.

Question 37

Cinquain

Answer 37

A verse of 5 lines that don't rhyme.

Question 38

Tanka

Answer 38

Five lines with simile, metaphor, and personification.

Question 39

Verbal irony

Answer 39

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Question 40

Dramatic irony

Answer 40

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Question 41

Situational irony

Answer 41

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Question 42

Caricature

Answer 42

Exaggerated picture or description of a person or thing in order to convey satire or ridicule.

Question 43

Oxymoron

Answer 43

"hellishly cold" " Sprint slowly" " jumbo shrimp".

Question 44

Understatement

Answer 44

When you say something is less than it is.

Question 45

Refrain

Answer 45

A verse for phase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem of

Question 46

Imagery

Answer 46

A collection or pattern of images.

Question 47

Personification

Answer 47

Giving non-living things human-like qualities

Question 48

Flashback

Answer 48

Thinking about the past

Question 49

Repetition

Answer 49

Repeating of a word in a line, or a poetical line.

Question 50

Symbolism

Answer 50

Something that represents something else.

Question 51

Direct Presention

Answer 51

Character is revealed by what the narrator tells us about him/her.

Question 52

Indirect Presention

Answer 52

Character is revealed by what he/she says,thinks, what he/she, and what other characters say about him/her.