Terms

Question 0

Antagonist

Answer 0

Character that is AGAINST the protagonist, and introduces conflict.

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

Refencnce to work of lit to a person, place, or event in other lit or in history, art or music.
Purpose: make a point via reference.

Question 2

Characterization

Answer 2

Personality character displays + how other reveals the personality.

Question 3

Climax

Answer 3

Point of GREATEST emotional INTENSITY interest, or suspend in narrative.

Question 4

Couplet

Answer 4

Two consecutive lines in poetry that rhyme.

Question 5

Diction

Answer 5

Writers choice of words for clarity, effectiveness, and precision.

Question 6

Dramatic Irony

Answer 6

Contrast between what the audience perceives and what character doesn’t know.

Question 7

Dramatic Structure

Answer 7

The structure of a play

Question 8

Figurative Language

Answer 8

Language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense. OPPOSITE CHARACTER

Question 9

Foil

Answer 9

A character who sets off another character by contrast.

Question 10

Foreshadowing

Answer 10

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come.

Question 11

Imagery

Answer 11

Use of language that appeals to any sense (SIGHT, HEARING,TASTE, TOUCH, OR SMELL) or any combination of senses.

Question 12

Metaphor

Answer 12

Comparison between two unlike things w/ intent of giving added meaning to 1 of them.

Question 13

Motivation

Answer 13

Reson that partially explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves a certain way.

Question 14

Pun

Answer 14

HUMOROUS use of word or phrase suggesting 2 or more meanings at the same time.

Question 15

Repetition

Answer 15

The return of a word, phase, stanza from, or effect in any form of lit

Question 16

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 16

Pattern of sound that is marked by giving sounds a letter value. (Weird lined song thing)

Question 17

Prologue

Answer 17

Long uninterrupted speech presented in from of other characters.

Question 18

Oxymoron

Answer 18

A figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory term like “sweet sorrow” WORDS TOGETHER DON’T MAKE SENSE.

Question 19

Personification

Answer 19

Figure of speech in which an animal, object, natural force, or idea is given a personality and described as human.

Question 20

Simile

Answer 20

Comparison made between two dissimilar thing through use of specific word of comparison such as like or as

Question 21

Soliloquy

Answer 21

A speech in which characters is alone on stage and express through out loud.

Question 22

Sonnet

Answer 22

Work of lit specific pertaining towards SHAKESPEARE. HAS 4 line units followed by concluding two line unit. Most common rhyme for the SHAKESPEAREAN

Question 23

Suspense

Answer 23

Quality of lit work that makes reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events

Question 24

Theme

Answer 24

The central idea of a work or literature.

Question 25

Character

Answer 25

Most important realistic and life-like.

Question 26

Types of Characters

Answer 26

Major-significant role in devel of plot.
Minor- assists majior
Flat. One do

Question 27

Suspense

Answer 27

Work of lit that makes reader uncertain or tense of of the outcome of events

Question 28

Verbal irony

Answer 28

When character says something that means the exact opposite of what was said.

Question 29

Setting

Answer 29

Set scene where action happens.

Question 30

Plot

Answer 30

Action of series of events or what’s going to happen.

Question 31

Conflict

Answer 31

Struggle in story or something that goes wrong. DRIVES THE PLOT!

Question 32

Theme

Answer 32

Main idea formate in which story follows.

Question 33

Exposition

Answer 33

The beginning of the story.

Question 34

Raising action

Answer 34

Part of story where the CONFLICT DEVELOPS! INTEST OR SUSPENSE OCCURS.

Question 35

Climax

Answer 35

TURNING POINT, where action shifts AND CHARACTER CHANGES in SOMEWAY.

Question 36

Failing action

Answer 36

Reactive of the climax ACCURES in the middle of story.

Question 37

Resolution

Answer 37

Reasonable ending, conflict NOT SOLVED.