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Name: _________________ Period:_______ Literary Terms Pre-Test ____ allusion antagonist _____archetype _____characterization _____climax _____conflict _____connotation _____denotation _____details _____diction dynamic character _____fiction _____figurative language _____flashback flat character _____foil _____foreshadowing _____imagery _____irony - dramatic _____irony - situational _____irony - verbal _____metaphor _____narrator _____nonfiction _____personification _____plot _____point of view-3rd person limited _____point of view-3rdperson omniscient _____point of view-1st person prose protagonist round character _____setting _____simile static character _____symbol _____theme _____tone the act of creating and developing a character a character who changes during the course of the story a character who remains unchanged throughout the story a character who displays only one personality trait a character who displays a complex personality and has many different character traits F. the main or central character in the story G. a person or force working against the main character H. a character who provides a contrast to another character I. a type of character, detail, image, or situation that appears in literature from around the world & throughout history J. hints or clues that suggest events that have yet to occur K. the description or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader L. words are used that suggest the opposite of what is meant M. a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience/ reader knows to be true N. an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters or the audience/reader O. an author’s choice of words, especially with regard to vocabulary, slang/colloquial language or level of formality P. the writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject Q. anything that stands for something else R. central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work S. a struggle between two opposing forces (can be external or internal) T. the time and place of the action U. sequence of events in a literary work; involving characters and a central conflict V. the high point of interest or suspense; rising action leads up to it; falling action follows W. a speaker or character who tells the story X. the point of view where the story is told by a character directly involved in the story itself Y. the point of view where the narrator is not a character in the story & reveals the thoughts of only one person in the story Z. the point of view where the narrator is not a character in the story & reveals the thoughts of many different people in the story AA. type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics BB. a reference to well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art CC. a comparison of two apparently dissimilar items which uses “like” or “as” DD. a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it WERE something else EE. writing or speech not intended to be interpreted literally FF. author presents material that occurred earlier than the present tense of the narrative (story) GG. the dictionary definition of a word HH. the set of ideas associated with a word, in addition to its dictionary definition II. prose writing that presents & explains ideas or tells about real people, places, ideas, or events JJ. prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events KK. the ordinary form of written language (not poetry, drama, or song) LL. the small particulars of a story; the concrete details with no interpretation A. B. C. D. E.
