Lit term test

Question 1

word formed from the initial letters of words in a set phrase or series of words

Answer 1

acronym

Question 2

symbolic narrative

Answer 2

Allegory

Question 3

repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words

Answer 3

alliteration

Question 4

reference to something, often another literary work

Answer 4

Allusion

Question 5

situation in which something can be understood in more than one way

Answer 5

ambiguity

Question 6

short story to illustrate a point

Answer 6

anecdote

Question 7

opposes the main character

Answer 7

Antagonist

Question 8

short statement expressing an opinion or general truth

Answer 8

aphorism

Question 9

similarity in sounds between internal vowels in neighboring words

Answer 9

assonance

Question 10

overall feeling of a literary work - mood

Answer 10

atmosphere

Question 11

story of a person’s life written by another person

Answer 11

biography

Question 12

the way a writer creates and develops characters

Answer 12

Characterization

Question 13

turning point in a story

Answer 13

Climax

Question 14

language familiar in conversation rather than formal speech or writing

Answer 14

colloquialism

Question 15

a story that ends happily for the main characters

Answer 15

comedy

Question 16

an added problem to the existing problem

Answer 16

complication

Question 17

an idea or feeling a word invokes in addition to the words dictionay definition

Answer 17

Connotation

Question 18

a word’s dictionary definition

Answer 18

Dentotation

Question 19

conversation between two characters

Answer 19

dialogue

Question 20

a play

Answer 20

drama

Question 21

occurs when the reader knows something that the character does not

Answer 21

Dramatic Irony

Question 22

character who changes significantly in a story

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dynamic character

Question 23

a long poem about a hero’s deeds

Answer 23

epic

Question 24

interruption in the action to present something that took place at an earlier time

Answer 24

flashback

Question 25

quotation at the beginning of the chapter that reveals the theme

Answer 25

epigraph

Question 26

word or phrase used invectively (cruelly) as a term of abuse to experss hostility

Answer 26

epithet

Question 27

short work of non-fiction that deals with a single subject

Answer 27

essay

Question 28

substitution of a mild or indirect expression for one thought to be offensive or harsh

Answer 28

euphemism

Question 29

to take a thought and make it greater than it actually is

Answer 29

exaggeration

Question 30

introduces a story's characters and setting and conflict at the beginning of the story

Answer 30

Exposition

Question 31

version of metaphor that extends over multiple lines or paragraphs

Answer 31

extended metaphor

Question 32

outward appearance of conflict man vs. man

Answer 32

External conflict

Question 33

action that occurs after the climax and shifts towards the resolution

Answer 33

Falling action

Question 34

humorous play where plot depends on a skillfully exploited situation not a character

Answer 34

farce

Question 35

writing that tells an imaginary story

Answer 35

fiction

Question 36

beyond the literal meaning of words

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figurative language

Question 37

hints at things that may occur later in the plot

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Foreshadow

Question 38

in mythology a man or woman known for incredible deeds

Answer 38

Hero/Heroine

Question 39

intended to induce laughter or amusement

Answer 39

humor

Question 40

logical conclusion based on evidence

Answer 40

Inference

Question 41

writing that appeals to the 5 senses and imagination

Answer 41

Imagery

Question 42

story telling that adheres closely to one person's perspective

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limited omniscient

Question 43

compares two things without using like or as "He was a mountain!"

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Metaphor

Question 44

long speech made by a single person

Answer 44

monologue

Question 45

overall feeling of literary work - atmosphere

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Mood

Question 46

a usually recurrent salient thematic element (as in the arts); a central theme

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motif

Question 47

form of poetry that tells a story

Answer 47

Narrative poetry

Question 47

story that helps people explain the world around them

Answer 47

Myth

Question 48

writing that deals with real / true people and events

Answer 48

nonfiction

Question 49

an all knowing narrator

Answer 49

omniscient

Question 50

formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

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onomatopoeia

Question 51

figure of speech made up of contradictory terms: jumbo shrimp, civil war, student teacher

Answer 51

Oxymoron

Question 52

short story used to teach a lesson - Jesus used in gospel

Answer 52

parable

Question 53

something that seems to contradict itself but could be true

Answer 53

paradox

Question 54

giving human characterstics to non-human obejects

Answer 54

personification

Question 54

restatement of text

Answer 54

paraphrase

Question 55

sequence of events in a story

Answer 55

Plot

Question 56

vantage point from which a story is told: first-person, omniscient, limited ominscient

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point of view

Question 57

any writing that is not poetry

Answer 57

prose

Question 58

a play on words

Answer 58

Pun

Question 58

main character in a literary work

Answer 58

protagonist

Question 59

repeated group of lines in a poem

Answer 59

refrain

Question 60

the end or conclusion of the story

Answer 60

resoultion

Question 60

teqnique where a sound phase or line is repeated for emaphasis or unity

Answer 60

Repetition

Question 61

repetition of accented vowel sounds: like bike miike

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Rhyme

Question 62

all the events that happen in a story on the way to the climax

Answer 62

rising action

Question 63

musical quality of words produced by repetition of syllables

Answer 63

rhythm

Question 64

genre where vices follies abuses and shortcoming are held up to ridicule

Answer 64

satire

Question 65

compares two things using like or as

Answer 65

science fiction

Question 66

fiction set in future - deals with science and or technology

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simle

Question 67

a contrast between what a reader expects and what actually happens.

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Situational irony

Question 68

language ocurring cheifly in casual and playful speech

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slang

Question 69

noises made for dramatic effect

Answer 69

sound effects

Question 70

script of play instructions

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stage direction

Question 71

a group of lines in a poem

Answer 71

`Stanza

Question 72

character that does not change in the story

Answer 72

static character

Question 73

oversimplified image or idea held by one person or group about another

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stereotype

Question 74

the arrangement of text; form

Answer 74

Structure

Question 75

state of feeling of excitement or anxiety

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suspense

Question 76

something that stands for something else

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symbolism

Question 77

exaggerated story; untrue but based on truth

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tall tale

Question 78

identifying name given to a literary work

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title

Question 79

attitude a writer takes towards his or her work

Answer 79

Tone

Question 80

persents something as if where less than it actually is

Answer 80

understatement

Question 81

saying something different than what you mean

Answer 81

Verbal Irony

Question 82

miraculous change from one form or shape to another Peter Parker to Spiderman

Answer 82

metamorphosis

Question 83

occurs within the character's mind - man vs. himself

Answer 83

internal conflict