Literary Terms 2 - Quiz on D Day

Round Character

characters that are developed in a multidimensional way, with many details about their personality and interactions with others and an important role in the story

Flat Character

characters that the audience has limited information about and plays a minor role in the story

Dynamic Character

a character that changes from the beginning of the story to the end in his/her thoughts, words, actions, and interactions with others -  maybe as a result of their experiences or observations

Static Character

a character that remains the same throughout the story in his/her thoughts, words, actions, and interactions with others

Figurative language/figures of speech

language the author uses in an imaginative, non literal way to make a comparison or produce a desired effect

Hyperbole

figurative language that is an exaggeration or overstatement for the purpose of emphasis.

Situational Irony

figurative language that a situation or event that is the opposite of what is expected 

Simile

figurative language that is a comparison of two different thing,s using the words “like” or “as”

Metaphor

figurative language that is a comparison of two different things

Onomatopoeia

figurative language that words that sound like the things they name

Imagery

figurative language that the use of descriptive language that creates vivid images/pictures in the audience's mind through the use  of sensory information (sight, touch, hear, smell, taste)

Personification

figurative language that is giving human qualities to an object or an animal

Oxymoron

figurative language that combines two contradictory words

Foreshadowing

the suggestion of events to come

Flashback

the insertion of a scene that shows an earlier event or character reveals a memory

Denotation

the dictionary definition of a word

Connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning, an associated definition with a positive or negative quality

External Conflict

a type of conflict that places characters at odds with forces outside themselves, standing in the way of a character's motivations and creating tension as the character tries to reach their goals.

Internal Conflictv

a type of conflict where the character struggles with themselves concerning a decision or an issue/problem