Unit 3 Allusion & Symbol Terms

Question 0

Allusions also do what 3 things?

Answer 0

Overlap with imaginative comparisons
Based primarily on shared knowledge
Sometimes make use of symbols

Question 1

A reference within a work to another work

Answer 1

Allusion

Question 2

Mood or emotion shared by the character and reader

Answer 2

Atmosphere

Question 3

Two opposing forces

Answer 3

Conflict

Question 4

Created by the author to tell the story

Answer 4

Persona

Question 5

An object that stands for something other than itself

Answer 5

Symbol

Question 6

_________ gives a less fixed meaning. They can suggest different meanings and relationships.

Answer 6

Symbols

Question 7

How do symbols and allusions function similarly to imaginative comparisons?

Answer 7

All are able to take advantage of things that a reader already knows or feels and use that knowledge or feelings in order to make the author’s point.

Question 8

The attitude of an author toward his or her subject

Answer 8

Tone