Lit Terms--Random

Question 1

Plot

Answer 1

actions in dramatic work

Question 2

Point of View

Answer 2

perspective 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Question 3

Protagonist

Answer 3

chief character

Question 4

Pun

Answer 4

play on words

Question 5

Repetition

Answer 5

word/phrase used 2 or more times

Question 6

Rhetoric

Answer 6

art of effective communication

Question 7

Rhetorical Question

Answer 7

no answer expected

Question 8

Round Character

Answer 8

able to surprise reader w/o losing credibility

Question 9

Satire

Answer 9

critical attitude toward human behavior-target groups

Question 10

Sarcasm

Answer 10

get personal–verbal irony

Question 11

Setting

Answer 11

locale and period where all is

Question 12

Simile

Answer 12

use like, as

Question 13

Situation Irony

Answer 13

“TO BE OR NOT TO BE”

Question 14

Soliloquy

Answer 14

speaking thoughts aloud

Question 15

Stock Character

Answer 15

prince charming;wicked witch

Question 16

Steam of Conscience

Answer 16

raw flow of conscience (ADHD)

Question 17

Style

Answer 17

tone, diction that author takes

Question 18

Symbol

Answer 18

thing, event, person that reps for something

Question 19

Synecdoche

Answer 19

part that stands for whole (wheels=car)

Question 20

Syntax

Answer 20

arrange words to show rep

Question 21

Theme

Answer 21

central idea

Question 22

Tone

Answer 22

writer’s attitude

Question 23

Tragedy

Answer 23

serious action=turn deadly

Question 24

Tragic Flaw

Answer 24

tragic error in judgement

Question 25

Plot

Answer 25

actions in dramatic work

Question 26

Understatement

Answer 26

saying something less than it is

Question 27

Verbal Irony

Answer 27

reader knows something character doesn't