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Literature Terms III

Question 1

Language that conveys a certain idea by saying just the opposite; intended to hurt or wound.

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What is – sarcasm ?

Question 2

A work that makes fun of something or someone .

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What is – a satire ?

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Imagery that has to do with somethingyou can see, hear, taste, smell, or feel.

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What is – sensory imagery ?

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A comparison that uses “like” or“as”; a stated comparison of unlikethings .

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What is – a simile ?

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A monologue in which a characterexpresses his or her thoughts to theaudience and does not intend theother characters to hear them .

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What is – a soliloquy ?

Question 6

A 14-line poem written in iambicpentameter .

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What is – a sonnet ?

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A section of poetry separated from the sections before and after it; averse “paragraph” .

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What is – a stanza ?

Question 8

The use of one thing to representanother .

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What is – symbolism ?

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The central idea of a work.

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What is – theme ?

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The author’s attitude toward his orher subject; i.e. pessimistic, angry,or optimistic .

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What is – tone ?

Question 11

A line of action secondary tothe main story .

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What is – a subplot ?

Question 12

The narrative point of view,whether it’s first, second, orthird person .

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What is – voice ?

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The repetition of first consonants in a group of words .

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What is – alliteration ?

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The point at which the action in a story or play reaches its emotionalpeak .

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What is – climax ?

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Ten-syllable lines in which everyother syllable is stressed .

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What is – iambic pentameter ?

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Language that means exactlywhat it says .

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What is – literal language ?

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Giving an inanimate object humancharacteristics.

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What is – personification ?

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The main character of a novel,play, or story .

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What is – the protagonist ?

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A technique in which an authorgives clues about something thatwill happen later in the story .

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What is – foreshadowing ?

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The use of description that helpsthe reader imagine how somethinglooks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes .

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What is – imagery ?

Question 21

A long poem narration the adventuresof a heroic figure .

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What is – an epic ?

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The means by which an authorestablishes character; by directlydescribing the appearance and personality or by showing it throughaction or dialogue .

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What is – characterization ?

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A reference to something or someone,often literary .

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What is – an allusion?

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The use of identical phrase structurewithin a sentence ..

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What is – parallelism ?

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A huge exaggeration .

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What is – hyperbole ?

Final Jeopardy

The point of view of a piece ofwriting in which the narrator refersto himself as “I” .

Final Jeopardy Answer

What is – first person pointof view ?