Prose and Drama Vocab quiz 1

Allegory

A narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one

Allusion

A reference éxplicit or implicit to something in previous literature or history

Anecdote

A shirt account of an interesting or humorous incident

Artistic unity

That condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose

Cacophony

A harsh discordant unpleasant sounding choice and arrangement of sounds

Euphony

A smooth pleasant sounding choice and arrangement of sounds

Genre

A type or class as poetry drama etc

Imagery

The representation through language of sensory experience

Mood

The pervading impression of a work

Moral

A rule of conduct or maxim for living expressed or implied as the point of a literary work

Prose

Non metrical language the opposite of verse

Theme

The main idea or message of a literary work exploring timeless and universal ideas that may be implied rather than stated explicitly

Tone

The writers or speakers attitude toward the subject the audience it herself or himself the emotional coloring or emotional meaning of a work

Topic

The subject matter or area of a literary work

Setting

The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs

symbol

Something that means more than what is an object person situation or action that in addition to its literal meaning suggests other meanings as well a figure of speech that may be read both literally and figuratively

Verse

metrical language the opposite of prose

Voice

The distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character in a book

Antagonist

Character in a story or poem who opposes the main character sometimes it is an animal idea or a thing

Character

Any of the persons involved in a story or play or the distinguishing moral qualities and personal traits of a character

Characterization

The process of conveying information about characters

Deuteragonist

The second most important character after the protagonists often a foil or eventually antagonist

Direct presentation of character

A method of characterization in which the author by exposition or analysis tells us directly what a character is like or has someone else in the story do so

Dynamic character

A character whose character is summed up in one or two traits

Foil

A character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight various features of that other character’s personality throwing these characteristics into sharper focus

Hero

A man who is endowed with great courage and strength celebrated by bold exploits and favored by the gods

Hubris

Overbearing and excessive pride

Indirect presentation of character

That method of characterization in which the author shows us a character in action compelling us to infer what the character is like from what is said or done by the character

Protagonist

The main character of a novel play or film

Round character

A character whose character is complex and many sided

Static character

A character who is the same sort of person at the end of a story as at the beginning

Stock character

A stereotyped character

Tragic flaw

A flaw in the character of the protagonist of a trade guy that brings the protagonist to ruin or sorrow