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Eng 2 Lit Terms A-F
Literary Terms Part I
Question | Answer |
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds = | Alliteration |
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art = | Allusion |
A character or a force in conflict with a main character or protagonist is? = | Antagonist |
having a predetermined feeling about a topic or person that stops a person from considering it openly and objectively = | Bias |
A person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work is? = | Character |
ordering things as they occurred in time = | Chronological Order |
The turning point or the high point in the action of the plot. It is the moment of greatest tension. = | Climax |
tension usually created by the protagonist and the antagonist. Usually written as 'Man vs. Man, Self, Society, Nature, etc. = | Conflict |
includes the emotions or associations that surround a word; an implied meaning of a word. Mmay be either positive, negative, or neutral. = | Connotation |
The dictionary meaning of the word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color = | Denotation |
conversation between characters in a drama or narrative = | Dialogue |
in literature or drama, a character who undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story = | Dynamic Character |
A device where being indirect replaces directness to avoid unpleasantness = | Euphemism |
In the plot of a story or a drama, it introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation is? = | Exposition |
occurs when one faces someone else or some situation that is working against one's own desires or goals = | External Conflict |
the events of a dramatic or narrative plot following the climax = | Falling Action |
Writing or speech that is not to be taken literally is? = | Figurative Language |
uses 'me', 'my', or 'I'; the narrator is a main character in the story. When reading stories in the first person, we need to realize that what the narrator is recounting might not be the objective truth = | First Person Point of View |
A section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time. = | Flashback |
a literary character whose personality can be defined by one or two traits and does not change in the course of the story = | Flat Character |
A character who sets off another character by strong contrast = | Foil |
The author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story is? = | Foreshadowing |