Literary terms 1

Question 1

fiction

Answer 1

a literary work whosse content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.

Ex. Westing Game

Question 2

Non-fiction

Answer 2

a literary work based on fact

Question 3

prose

Answer 3

oridinary non-poetic writing

Question 4

verse

Answer 4

rhythmic language; poetic

Question 5

allegory

Answer 5

a story in which people, things, and heppenings have a hidden or symbolic meaning: allegoires are often used for teaching or explaining ideas, moral principles, etc.

Question 6

characterrization

Answer 6

the act of creating and developing a character; reveals a character’s personality or quirks through his/her interactions with other characters, through descriptions(writing), and through conversations.

Question 7

direct characterization

Answer 7

the author directly states a character’s traits.

Ex. “Severus Snape is a strict teacher who demands obedience of his students.”

Question 8

indirect characterization

Answer 8

the personality and character traits of a character are revealed through the character’s speech, actions, appearences, etc. or by some other character in the work.

Ex. “The classroom fell completely silent as Proffesor Snape entered the classroom.”

Question 9

Protagonist

Answer 9

the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem.

Question 10

Antagonist

Answer 10

the adversary of the protagonist

Question 11

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