part 2

Question 1

What is the definition of Alliteration?

Answer 1

Repeating first sounds

Example: “Sally sells seashells…”

Question 2

What is Anaphora?

Answer 2

Repeat at beginning

Example: “I came, I saw, I conquered”

Question 3

What does Epistrophe refer to?

Answer 3

Repeat at end

Example: “…of the people, by the people, for the people”

Question 4

Define Antithesis

Answer 4

Contrasting ideas side by side

Example: “Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.”

Question 5

What is Assonance?

Answer 5

Repeating vowel sounds

Example: “Hear the mellow wedding bells”

Question 6

What does Consonance mean?

Answer 6

Repeating consonants

Example: “Pitter patter”

Question 7

What is an Apostrophe in literary terms?

Answer 7

Address something not present

Example: “O death, where is thy sting?”

Question 8

Define Chiasmus

Answer 8

Reversed structure

Example: “She has all my love; my heart belongs to her.”

Question 9

What is an Epigraph?

Answer 9

Quote at the start

Example: Quote before a book chapter

Question 10

What does Diction refer to?

Answer 10

Word choice

Example: Formal vs casual words

Question 11

What is a Colloquialism?

Answer 11

Informal speech

Example: “Gonna” instead of “going to”

Question 12

Define Jargon

Answer 12

Field-specific words

Example: “Firewall, packet loss” in tech

Question 13

What is Dialect/Vernacular?

Answer 13

Local speech patterns

Example: Southern drawl, New York slang

Question 14

What does POV stand for in literary terms?

Answer 14

1st (I), 2nd (you), 3rd (they)

Example: 1st = inside head

Question 15

What is the definition of Conflict in a story?

Answer 15

Problem driving the story

Example: Hero vs villain or self

Question 16

Define Foreshadowing

Answer 16

Hint of future

Example: Spooky music before jump scare

Question 17

What is a Flashback?

Answer 17

Scene from past

Example: A memory shown mid-story

Question 18

What does Suspense refer to?

Answer 18

Feeling of tension

Example: Waiting to see what happens

Question 19

What is Characterization?

Answer 19

How characters are shown

Example: Think: “character building”

Question 20

What is the difference between Flat and Round characters?

Answer 20

1D vs complex character

Example: Flat = background; Round = detailed

Question 21

Define Static vs. Dynamic characters

Answer 21

No change vs. growth

Example: Static = same, Dynamic = develops

Question 22

What is a Protagonist?

Answer 22

Main character

Example: Hero or central figure

Question 23

What does Antagonist mean?

Answer 23

Opposes the main character

Example: Villain or opposing force

Question 24

Define Foil in literature

Answer 24

Contrast character

Example: Light vs dark character

Question 25

What is the difference between Micro and Macro Setting?

Answer 25

Small details vs big context ## Footnote Example: Micro = weather; Macro = country/time period

Question 26

What is Imagery?

Answer 26

Descriptive sensory language ## Footnote Example: Feel, see, hear it

Question 27

What are the three types of Irony?

Answer 27

Verbal, Situational, Dramatic ## Footnote Example: Think plot twist or sarcasm

Question 28

Define Juxtaposition

Answer 28

Opposites placed together ## Footnote Example: Beauty beside horror

Question 29

What is an Allegory?

Answer 29

Full story with hidden meaning ## Footnote Example: “Animal Farm” = Russian politics

Question 30

Define Allusion

Answer 30

Reference to something famous ## Footnote Example: “He was a real Romeo”

Question 31

What is an Analogy?

Answer 31

Comparison to explain something ## Footnote Example: Brain is like a computer

Question 32

What does Archetype mean?

Answer 32

Repeated universal symbol or story ## Footnote Example: Hero’s journey, wise mentor

Question 33

Define Personification

Answer 33

Human traits to nonhuman things ## Footnote Example: “The wind whispered”

Question 34

What is Hyperbole?

Answer 34

Exaggeration ## Footnote Example: “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!”

Question 35

What is a Pun?

Answer 35

Wordplay ## Footnote Example: “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”

Question 36

Define Metaphor

Answer 36

Direct comparison ## Footnote Example: “He is a rock”

Question 37

What is an Implied Metaphor?

Answer 37

Not stated clearly ## Footnote Example: “She barked at him” (like a dog)

Question 38

What is an Extended Metaphor?

Answer 38

Lasts through many lines ## Footnote Example: Poem comparing love to war throughout

Question 39

Define Dead Metaphor

Answer 39

So overused it's literal ## Footnote Example: “Time is running out”

Question 40

What is a Mixed Metaphor?

Answer 40

Confusing combo ## Footnote Example: “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”

Question 41

Define Metonymy

Answer 41

Something related stands in ## Footnote Example: “The pen is mightier than the sword”

Question 42

What does Mood refer to in literature?

Answer 42

Reader’s feeling ## Footnote Example: Dark, calm, hopeful tone

Question 43

What is a Motif?

Answer 43

Repeated symbol or idea ## Footnote Example: Repeated birds = freedom

Question 44

Define Oxymoron

Answer 44

Opposite words together ## Footnote Example: “Bittersweet”

Question 45

What is a Simile?

Answer 45

Comparison using “like” or “as” ## Footnote Example: “Fast as lightning”

Question 46

What does Symbol mean in literature?

Answer 46

Something that stands for more ## Footnote Example: Flag = freedom

Question 47

Define Synesthesia

Answer 47

Mixing senses ## Footnote Example: “Loud color” or “sweet sound”