11th Grade 25/26 Unit 2 Quiz #1

character motivation

The reason or reasons behind a character's behavior

theme

central message or insight conveyed in a work of literature

symbol

a person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond its original meaning

irony

a contrast between what is stated and what is meant or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

aphorism

a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

personification

When a non-human subject is given human characteristics

metaphor

a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.

simile

a figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items.

hyperbole

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

imagery

the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader

alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

onomotapoeia

the use of words that imitate sounds

mood

also called atmosphere, the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

character

a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.