Literature Final

Question 0

Antagonist

Answer 0

Force or person working against main character

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; indirect or passing reference

Question 2

Aside

Answer 2

A remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience, but unheard by the other characters in the play

Question 3

Autobiography

Answer 3

An account of that person’s life written by that person

Question 4

Characterization

Answer 4

Process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

Question 5

Climax

Answer 5

Highest point of suspense; turning point

Question 6

Conflict

Answer 6

Struggle between two forces; protagonist and antagonist

Question 7

Connotation

Answer 7

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

Question 8

Couplet

Answer 8

Two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit, often emphasized by rhythm or rhyme

Question 9

Denotation

Answer 9

A word in contrast to its connotative or associated meaning

Question 10

Dramatic Irony

Answer 10

Audience or readers knowledge surpasses that of the characters