Literary Terms

Can you define the following?

• Diction• Imagery• Point of view• Simile• Personification• Setting• Symbolism• Plot • Irony• Protagonist• Metaphor• Antagonist

Is DICTION:• A. Word choice in speaking/writing• B. Writing what someone says• C. An uncontrollable urge/desire• D. A real jerk

DICTION is:•A: Word choice in either spoken or written communication

Is IMAGERY:

• A. Existing only in the mind• B. The concept of a person or product• C. Language describing physical characteristics• D. Unreal

IMAGERY is

•C. Language describing physical characteristics

Is POINT OF VIEW

• A. Someone’s opinion• B. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Person• C. A sharp stick in the eye• D. Position which provides excellent vision

POINT OF VIEW is

• B. 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Person

Is a SIMILE:

• A. identical in nature• B. What you do when you are happy• C. A comparison using “like” or “as”• D. A brand of baby formula

A Simile is

• C. A comparison using “like” or “as”

Is Personification

• A. Division responsible for hiring employees• B. To give human qualities to inhuman objects• C. To afflict constantly• D. To make uncertain

PERSONIFICATION is

• B. To give human qualities to inhuman objects

Is SETTING

• A. The place a story happened• B The time a story happened• C. The people involved in the story• D. The time and place the story happened

SETTING is

• D. The time and place the story happened

Is SYMBOLISM

• A. A collection of images• B. Where two organisms live together• C. a comparision using “like” or “as”• D. Where one thing represents another

SYMBOLISM is

• D. Where one thing represents another

Is Plot?

• A. a conspiracy• B. the order of events in a piece of literature• C. Where a farmer plants their crops• D. Where you park your car

PLOT is:

• B. the order of events in a piece of literature

Is Irony?

• A. A really strong metal• B. The time and place of a story• C. How you get wrinkles out of your shirt• D. the opposite of what is expected

IRONY is:

• D. the opposite of what is expected

Is PROTAGONIST

• A. The hero• B. The main character• C. a sub-atomic particle• D. a single celled organism

PROTAGONIST is:

• B. The main character(Although the protagonist often is the hero,

there are times where the main character of a story is evil or self-serving, and not heroic at all)

Metaphor is

• An implied comparison

The Antagonist is

• The enemy of the main character. This does not always have to be a person. If it is a man vs. nature conflict the antagonist could be nature.

LITERARY TERMS

• Diction – an author’s word choice• Imagery – language describing physical char.• Point of view – 1st, 2nd, 3rd person• Simile – a comparison using “like” or “as”• Personification – giving human qualities to inhuman objects• Setting – the time and place of a novel• Symbolism – where one thing represents another• Plot – the order of events• Irony – the opposite of what is expected• Protagonist – the main character• Metaphor – an implied comparison• Antagonist – the main character’s enemy