Literary Elements Study Guide

Semester 2 Quiz

A __ character is one that is tight-cast with one characteristic.

Flat

A __ character has multiple characteristics attributed to them.

Round

A __ character is one that can change throughout the story.

Dynamic

A __ character cannot change.

Static

__ refers to the author's choice of words, such as elevated or sarcastic language.

Diction

__ is the actual definition of a word.

Denotation

The __ of a word evokes a particular feeling or mood.

Connotation

__ refers to the structure of sentences.

Syntax

Ordinary writing is referred to as __.

Prose

A __ contains a subject and a verb.

Clause

A __ clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

Dependent

An __ clause can stand by itself as a complete sentence.

Independent

A __ sentence contains one independent clause.

Simple

A __ sentence consists of two or more independent clauses.

Compound

A - sentence includes more than one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

Compound-Complex

In a __ sentence, the dependent clause comes before the independent clause.

Periodic

In a __ sentence, the independent clause comes first before the dependent clause.

Cumulative

The examines the relationship among the speaker, subject, and audience.

Rhetorical Triangle

__ is a logical appeal based on credibility.

Ethos

__ is a logical appeal that appeals to emotion, politics, or religion.

Pathos

__ is a logical appeal that uses reasoning and logic.

Logos

__ is the study of persuasive entities such as language and imagery.

Rhetoric

__ reasoning involves drawing specific conclusions from general principles.

Deductive

A __ is a form of deductive reasoning involving a logical progression.

Syllogism

A __ is the underlying belief in a claim.

Warrant

__ reasoning uses specific observations to form general conclusions.

Inductive

A __ is a group of lines in poetry.

Stanza

A __ has four lines.

Quatrain

__ refers to the rhythmic structure of a line, characterized by patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Meter

is a specific meter with ten syllables arranged in five iambs per line.

Iambic Pentameter

A __ is a grouping of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Foot

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

Alliteration

The repetition of a vowel sound in successive words is known as __.

Assonance

__ is the repetition of a consonant sound in successive words.

Consonance

An __ is an address to a person or object that is not present.

Apostrophe

__ rhyme occurs within a single line of poetry.

Internal Rhyme

__ rhyme occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry.

End Rhyme

A __ rhyme has sounds that are similar but not exactly the same.

Near/Slant Rhyme

is a style of poetry with no meter and no rhyme.

Free Verse

is iambic pentameter without any identifiable rhyme scheme.

Blank Verse

__ is the continuation of a sentence or clause from one line of poetry to the next.

Enjambment

A __ is a pause in a line indicated by punctuation such as a period, comma, or dash.

Caesura

__ is a parallel structure where the elements are switched.

Chiasmus

__ is a parallel structure with contrasting elements.

Antithesis

An __ is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Anaphora

__ is when part of a whole represents the whole.

Synecdoche

In __, something closely associated with another represents it.

Metonymy

__ are artful diction that is dynamic within a specific genre.

Tropes

__ involve manipulation of word order or sentence structure to create an effect.

Schemes

__ is the act of placing contrasting elements side-by-side to highlight differences.

Juxtaposition

chapters in a novel are relevant to the theme but do not further the plot.

Intercalary Chapters

A repeated idea or symbol throughout the text is known as a __.

Motif

The __ is the central idea or moral explored in a literary work.

Theme

First-Person __ narration allows the reader to understand only the narrator's thoughts.

Limited

In First-Person __ narration, the narrator knows everyone's perspective.

Omniscient

A __-Person Limited narrator tells the story of one character from the outside.

Third

In Third-Person __ narration, the narrator can tell everyone's perspective.

Omniscient

A __-Person __ narrator does not include thoughts or opinions.

Third Objective

__ gives human-like characteristics to non-human elements.

Personification

A __ is an indirect comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.

Simile

A __ is a direct comparison between two things.

Metaphor

__ is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point.

Hyperbole

An __ is a reference to another work or concept.

Allusion

A __ is something that seems contradictory but makes sense upon reflection.

Paradox

An __ is a succinct statement of truth.

Aphorism

An __ is a phrase that does not logically make sense but conveys a specific meaning.

Idiom

A __ is a regional dialect that is sensible in context.

Colloquialism

Imagery includes various forms: __, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, organic, and kinesthetic.

Auditory

A __ is a word or phrase used to make something sound nicer than it is.

Euphemism

A __ is a play on words based on similar sounding words or associations.

Pun

A typically has a crass or sexual connotation (variation of pun).

Double Entendre

characters are similar, but comparing them reveals their differences.

Foil

occurs when an unexpected outcome arises in a situation.

Situational Irony

is when the opposite of what is occurring is stated.

Verbal Irony

In , the audience knows something that characters do not.

Dramatic Irony

An __ is a line directed at the audience in a play.

Aside

A __ is a long speech by one person, directed potentially at other characters or the audience.

Monologue

A __ is a monologue spoken by a character who is alone on stage.

Soliloquy

is a type of theater that uses various elements to accentuate character feelings.

Plastic Theater

A __ is a distinct segment of a comic containing image and text.

Panel

The __ is the space between framed panels in a comic.

Gutter

describes how some images draw more focus than others through color and shading.

Graphic Weight

A __ spans the width of the page; if it extends off the page, it is a 'bleed'.

Splash

__ are elements like teardrops or sweat drops that illustrate a character's emotions.

Emanata

The __ provides subtextual information to the reader in an image.

Background

The __ is the panel closest to the viewer.

Foreground

The __ allows centering of the image at a natural resting place for vision.

Midground

__ uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize people's vices.

Satire

A __ is a coming-of-age novel depicting formative years from childhood to adulthood.

Bildungsroman

A __ is faulty reasoning or logic.

Fallacy

An asserts that an argument is wrong based on who is making it.

Ad hominem

states an argument is valid due to its source of authority.

Argument from authority

A intentionally shifts the argument to a different topic.

Red herring

A __ generalization is a conclusion drawn from insufficient data.

Hasty

misuses premises to create a false cause-and-effect relationship.

Faulty causality

A suggests dire consequences from minor causes.

Slippery slope

A __ is the character that the speaker adopts.

Persona

__ is the occasion or event that prompts someone to write.

Exigence

An __ is when everything has a secondary meaning.

Allegory

__ is when one word modifies multiple words in different ways.

Zeugma