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1. A story in which a person or an object takes on a symbolic meaning is a(n) ________________.
allegory
2. What device is being used when several words in a series begin with the same sound?
alliteration
3. When a writer refers to a character from another novel, a(n) ________________________ is being made.
allusion
4. A(n) ___________________________ compares two things so as to show their similarities.
analogy
5. The person or force in opposition to the protagonist is the ___________________________.
antagonist
6. A clever one-line observation about life is a(n) ___________________________________.
aphorism
7. What device is used when a character speaks directly to something that is not human?
apostrophe
8. A book written about the author's own life is a(n) ___________________________________.
autobiography
9. An ancient story form in poetic verse is a(n) ______________________________.
ballad
10. A book written about someone's life (not the author's life) is a(n) ________________________.
biography
11. A person or element presented as a person is a(n) ________________________________.
character
12. The turning point of a story is also known as its _________________________________.
climax
13. A comedy ends _________________________ for the protagonist.
happily
14. A comparison between two stunningly dissimilar things is a(n) ________________________.
conceit
15. What are the four basic kinds of conflict that can occur in stories?
person vs. person/ person vs. society/ person vs. nature/ person vs. self
16. The emotional content of a word or a phrase is its _______________________________.
connotation
17. The literal meaning of a word is its _______________________________.
denotation
18. The outcome of a story is its ________________________________.
dénouement
19. _______________________ has to do with a writer's choice of words.
Diction
20. A poem expressing sorrow about a death is a(n) __________________________.
elegy
21. A long, narrative poem about the feats of a hero is a(n) ______________________.
epic
22. An apt quotation that supports the theme of a literary work is a(n) _____________________.
epigraph
23. At the end of a literary work, the _____________________________ lets the reader know what happened to characters.
epilogue
24. A literary ___________________________ is a descriptive phrase that helps to define a person's character.
epithet
25. A short piece of prose that expresses a point of view about a particular subject is a(n) _____________________________.
essay
26. A mild phrase used in place of an offensive expression is a(n) _________________________.
euphemism
27. The ________________________________ provides important background information.
exposition
28. A(n) ___________________________demonstrates a moral lesson.
fable
29. A fabricated story is ____________________________.
fiction
30. ___________________________ language is not to be taken literally.
Figurative
31. When a(n) _________________________ occurs, on-going action is interrupted so that a scene from the past can take place.
flashback
32. The character whose actions contrast with those of the main character is the ____________________.
foil
33. _____________________________________ occurs when hints or clues suggest what may happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
34. Gothic romance is a type of literary _______________________________.
genre
35. A gross exaggeration is _________________________________.
hyperbole
36. When words create mental pictures, ________________________ is at work.
imagery
37. The technique used when the reader is plunged into the middle of a story is _____________________________________.
in medias res
38. Name the three types of irony.
verbal irony/ dramatic irony/ irony of situation
39. When the reader knows something that the characters don't know, what type of irony is being used?
dramatic irony
40. A(n) ____________________________ is full of woe and sorrow.
jeremiad
41. A(n) ____________________________ is an elaborately descriptive phrase that relies heavily upon metaphors.
kenning
42. A short poem that expresses the speaker's personal thoughts or emotions is a(n) ___________________ poem.
lyric
43. What compares two dissimilar things by saying that one of the things actually is the other thing?
a metaphor
44. The overall feeling of a literary piece is its _______________________.
mood
45. A repeated theme is a(n) ________________________________.
motif
46. An unverifiable story, often about mortals, is a(n) ______________________.
myth
47. The person telling a story is the ____________________________.
narrator
48. Prose writing that focuses on real events is ____________________________.
nonfiction
49. Any fictional book-length narrative is a(n) __________________________.
novel
50. A long short story is a(n) ___________________________.
novella
51. A long, formal, lyric poem about a lofty subject is a(n) ______________________.
ode
52. What device is used when a word's sound imitates its meaning?
onomatopoeia
53. When two seemingly contradictory words are juxtaposed, a writer has created a(n) ________________________________.
oxymoron
54. When something is true even when it seems as though it ought to be untrue, there is a(n) ________________________________.
paradox
55. Any literary work that idealizes shepherds and/or rustic settings is a(n) _________________.
pastoral
56. A humorous imitation of a previous literary work is a(n) _________________________.
parody
57. When something that is not human is endowed with human characteristics, _____________________________________ is being used.
personification
58. A linked series of related events is the story's _________________________________.
plot
59. The hero, or the central character, is the _________________________________________.
protagonist
60. A(n) ____________________________ is a play on words.
pun
61. The ______________________________ follows the climax and ties up loose ends.
resolution
62. A literary piece set in an idealized world is a(n) ______________________________.
romance
63. A writer shows his or her contempt for society's shortcomings in a(n) ___________________.
satire
64. The time and place of the story comprise its ____________________________.
setting
65. A(n) _______________________ compares two unlike things by using the words, "like" or "as."
simile
66. A(n) _______________________________________ always acts and looks a certain way.
stereotype/ stock character
67. ___________________________ refers to an author's characteristic way of writing.
Style
68. A story within the main story is a(n) _____________________________________.
subplot
69. ____________________________ makes a reader tense, nervous, or uneasy.
Suspense
70. A(n) _____________________________ stands for something.
symbol
71. A story's main idea is its _________________________.
theme
72. The author's ______________________ expresses his or her attitude about the characters.
tone
73. When the story's protagonist experiences a downfall or comes to an untimely end, the story is a(n) _____________________________.
tragedy
74. A(n) __________________________ minimizes the importance of what is being said.
understatement
75. The dominating tone of a literary work is its _________________________.
voice
76. When two words are linked to a verb or adjective that is strictly appropriate to only one of them, the author has written a(n) ________________________.
zeugma
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