literary terms

Question 1

What are symbols?

Answer 1

a person, place. object, or activity that stands for something beyond its self.

Question 2

Authors Purpose

Answer 2

the author’s reason for or intent in writing

Question 3

Rhetorical Devices

Answer 3

to persuade the reader to what the author wants.

Question 4

theme

Answer 4

The subject of a piece of writing

Question 5

Inference

Answer 5

a conclusion on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Question 6

parallelism

Answer 6

the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.

Question 7

Reppatition

Answer 7

the act on or repeating something

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

comparing using like or as

Question 9

supporting textual evidence

Answer 9

using evidence from the text to support your explanation

Question 10

metaphor

Answer 10

comparing to things not using like or as

Question 11

claim/point of view

Answer 11

the primary point to prove or support an argument point of view is the narrative voice from which point you tell the story

Question 12

mood

Answer 12

the emotional atmosphere within the story examples for mood is happy-sad grateful etc.

Question 13

foreshadowing

Answer 13

to give a suggestion to something that has not yet happened example I am foreshadowing that I will finish my book by the end of the year

Question 14

extended metaphor

Answer 14

a metaphor that is stretched through multiple lines paragraphs or whole pages

Question 15

pace

Answer 15

the speed at which the story is set the pace example I am reading the book is 1-page per minute

Question 16

Authors tone

Answer 16

the mood implied by the authors word choice

Question 17

irony

Answer 17

when the result of the situation is completely different from what you expected example I thought I would fail the test but I passed the test.

Question 18

Noun

Answer 18

person place or thing

Question 19

figurative language

Answer 19

a creative way to use words

Question 20

pun

Answer 20

a stupid joke

Question 21

fortunes fool

Answer 21

specific to romeo and juliet when a character thinks they were made a fool by fate

Question 22

tragic hero

Answer 22

a protagonist who is otherwise perfect except for a tragic flaw, also known as fatal flaw

Question 23

foil

Answer 23

when two people’s personalities are opposite

Question 24

dramatic irony

Answer 24

when the audience or readers know more about a situation than the character does.

Question 25

tragic flaw

Answer 25

a flaw in character that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy.