English Lit Terms

Question 0

Motif

Answer 0

Repetition of theme, object, phrase, symbol

Question 1

Setting

Answer 1

Time and place

Question 2

Theme

Answer 2

Main idea

Question 3

Characterization

Answer 3

Physical descriptions
Actions
Dialogue
Other characters reactions to that character

Question 4

Plot

Answer 4

Rising action
Climax: turning point
Falling action

Question 5

Irony

Answer 5

Gap between what we expect and what actually happens

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

Comparison of two different things

Question 7

Simile

Answer 7

Comparison of two different things using like or as

Question 8

Foreshadowing

Answer 8

Hint

Question 9

Symbol

Answer 9

Something that stands for something else

Question 10

Denotation

Answer 10

Dictionary definition of a word

Question 11

Connotation

Answer 11

Society or cultural definitions of a word

Question 12

Personification

Answer 12

Giving human attributes to a non living object

Question 13

Allusion

Answer 13

Reference to famous person, place, event.

Question 14

Conflict (name all kinds of conflict)

Answer 14

Struggle between forces 
Person vs. person
Person vs. self
Person vs. world or society
Person vs. nature

Question 15

Imagery

Answer 15

Appealing to the five senses

Question 16

Allegory

Answer 16

Characters, setting, objects inside the story are all symbols

Question 17

Hyperbole

Answer 17

Exaggeration or overstatement