Lit terms

Question 1

a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time.

Answer 1

1st person narrator

Question 2

Any story told in the grammatical third person, i.e. without using “I” or “we”: “he did that, they did something else.” In other words, the voice of the telling appears to be akin to that of the author him- or herself.

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3rd person narrator

Question 3

left to the audience to make the connection;[2] where the connection is directly and explicitly stated (as opposed to indirectly implied) by the author, it is instead usually termed a reference.[

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allusion

Question 4

a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something./the creation or construction of a fictional character.

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characterization

Question 5

any struggle between opposing forces.

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conflict

Question 6

involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them.

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dialect

Question 7

an interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence.”

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flashback

Question 8

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

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foreshadowing

Question 9

an extreme exaggeration used to make a point. It is like the opposite of “understatement.”

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hypebole

Question 10

When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing

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imagery

Question 11

occurs when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say.

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verbal irony

Question 12

when, for instance, a man is chuckling at the misfortune of another, even when the same misfortune is, unbeknownst to him, befalling him.

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situational irony

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a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics

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metaphor

Question 14

a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

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mood

Question 15

ontrary to expectations, existing belief or perceived opinion. “In order to lead, you must walk behind.”

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paradox

Question 16

figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given human attributes.

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personification

Question 17

the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.

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purpose of the author

Question 18

a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule.

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satire

Question 19

a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things.

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simile

Question 20

the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

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symbolism

Question 21

defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.

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theme

Question 22

an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

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tone

Question 23

a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.

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irony