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The literary period marked by disillusionment after World War I, including writers like Hemingway and Fitzgerald
Lost Generation
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole
Synecdoche
The author of The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
A contradiction that reveals a deeper truth
Paradox
The genre of Waiting for Godot
Theater of the Absurd
The repetition of consonant sounds
Consonance
A speech given alone on stage revealing inner thoughts
Soliloquy
A work that teaches moral lessons
Didactic
The Victorian Period follows which literary period
Romantic Period
The rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is characteristic of a
Shakespearean Sonnet
The author of Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
A story that begins in the middle of action
In medias res
The emotional release felt by the audience
Catharsis
A reference to another work
Allusion
The main idea of a work
Theme
A narrative poem that tells a story
Ballad
Exaggeration for effect
Hyperbole
A tragic hero’s flaw
Hamartia
A novel about personal growth
Bildungsroman
The Harlem Renaissance focused on
African American culture and arts
Using an object to represent an idea
Symbol
A humorous imitation of a serious work
Parody
Repetition at the beginning of lines
Anaphora
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Simile
The author of 1984
George Orwell
A pause in a line of poetry
Caesura
The opposing force in a story
Antagonist
A narrator who knows everything
Omniscient
A brief reference to history or literature
Allusion
A poem mourning the dead
Elegy
The repetition of vowel sounds within words
Assonance
A pair of rhyming lines in poetry
Couplet
A comparison without using like or as
Metaphor
The perspective using “I” narration
First person point of view
The turning point in a story
Climax
The resolution of a story
Denouement
A struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
The use of hints about future events
Foreshadowing
A contrast between expectation and reality
Irony
Language appealing to the senses
Imagery
The author of The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The author of Beloved
Toni Morrison
A long narrative poem about heroic deeds
Epic
A figure who opposes the protagonist
Antagonist
The central character of a story
Protagonist
The emotional atmosphere of a work
Mood
The author’s attitude toward the subject
Tone
A play on words
Pun
A statement that seems self-contradictory but is true
Paradox
A word that imitates sound
Onomatopoeia
A recurring element in literature
Motif
In The Iceman Cometh, Hickey’s philosophy centers on eliminating
Pipe dreams
Harry Hope rarely leaves the bar due to his
Fear of the outside world
Larry Slade represents
Cynicism and detachment
Parritt seeks validation from
Larry Slade
Hickey ultimately confesses to
Killing his wife
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch represents
Moral integrity
Scout learns empathy primarily through
Atticus’s teachings
Tom Robinson is accused of
Assaulting Mayella Ewell
Boo Radley symbolizes
Misjudged goodness
The trial demonstrates
Racial injustice
Dill reacts emotionally because of
The unfairness of the trial
Calpurnia serves as
A bridge between communities
In Shakespeare’s sonnets, the “fair youth” represents
Beauty and youth
The “dark lady” symbolizes
Temptation and imperfection
Sonnet 18 compares the subject to
A summer’s day
The primary theme of many sonnets is
The passage of time
Shakespeare often uses
Iambic pentameter
The volta in a sonnet is
A shift in argument or tone
Immortality in sonnets is achieved through
Poetry
Love is portrayed as both
Eternal and flawed
