Literary Terms 16-21

Question 0

Characterization

Answer 0

a literary device that is used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story

Question 1

crape diem

Answer 1

used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future

Question 2

Chiasmus

Answer 2

a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form

Question 3

Cliche

Answer 3

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

Question 4

Conflict

Answer 4

A serious disagreement or argument typically a protected one

Question 5

Consonance

Answer 5

refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.

Question 6

Connotation

Answer 6

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 7

Denotation

Answer 7

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

Question 8

Dramatic irony

Answer 8

the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Question 9

Epiphany

Answer 9

a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.