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1. “Peter Piper picked purple peppers.” Which literary term is demonstrated by the repeated beginning consonant sound? Answer: Alliteration 2. “Oh, Moon, why must you hide tonight?” A speaker directly addresses the moon as though it could respond. Which term is demonstrated? Answer: Apostrophe 3. “We will fight. We will endure. We will succeed.” Which literary term is demonstrated by repeating the same words at the beginning of successive sentences? Answer: Anaphora 4. In a play, a character turns toward the audience and quietly says, “Nobody here knows my real plan,” while the other characters act as though they cannot hear. Which term is demonstrated? Answer: Aside 5. A poem describes a hero who leaves home, faces a great challenge, and returns transformed, reflecting a pattern found across many cultures. Which term best describes this recurring pattern? Answer: Archetype 6. A writer uses words such as “crack,” “clang,” “hiss,” and “clash” to create harsh, unpleasant sounds. Which term is demonstrated? Answer: Cacophony 7. A poem tells the story of a traveler and repeatedly returns to the same line at the end of each stanza. Which term best describes the poem? Answer: Ballad 8. A story about animals competing for control of a farm also represents different abstract political ideas beyond the literal animal story. Which term best describes the story? Answer: Allegory 9. A poet uses several words with similar repeated vowel sounds in stressed syllables. Which literary term is demonstrated? Answer: Assonance 10. An author presents a character as impatient, generous, and stubborn through the character’s actions and descriptions. What term describes the author’s method of presenting the character? Answer: Characterization 11. A writer says, “He ran, jumped, climbed, sprinted” without using “and” between the actions. Which literary term is demonstrated? Answer: Asyndeton 12. A writer describes a dark, abandoned house using gloomy imagery to make the reader feel nervous and uncomfortable. Which term describes the feeling created for the reader? Answer: Atmosphere (mood) 13. A character spends the story trying to stop the main character from achieving their goal. What is this character called? Answer: Antagonist 14. A writer says, “She is as brave as a lion,” comparing two things that are different but share a particular quality. Which term describes this type of comparison? Answer: Analogy 15. A poem contains five metrical feet per line, uses iambic rhythm, and does not rhyme. Which term describes this type of poetry? Answer: Blank verse 16. A poet writes about enjoying the present because life is short and opportunities should be appreciated while they last. Which term describes this theme? Answer: Carpe diem 17. During a dramatic scene, a character experiences an intense emotional release that leaves the audience feeling emotionally relieved. Which term describes this purification or purging of emotions? Answer: Catharsis 18. A poet writes a line with a noticeable pause in the middle: “The night was dark — / the road was silent.” Which term describes the pause within the line of poetry? Answer: Caesura 19. A narrator briefly mentions “a David facing Goliath” to describe a small person or group confronting a powerful opponent. Which term is being used? Answer: Allusion 20. A fictional story contains an imaginary person who has their own personality, actions, and role in the story. What is this person called? Answer: Character 1. Allegory — A narrative in verse or prose in which characters, actions, and sometimes settings represent abstract concepts beyond the literal meaning of the story. 2. Alliteration — The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. 3. Allusion — A brief reference to a person, event, or place in history, or to a work of art or literature. 4. Analogy — A comparison made between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in most respects. 5. Anaphora — Repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in successive sentences, clauses, or phrases is repeated. 6. Antagonist — A character in a story or play who opposes the protagonist. 7. Apostrophe — A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea. 8. Archetype — A character, action, or situation that represents common patterns of human life and often has a common meaning throughout a culture or humanity. 9. Aside — In drama, a few words or a short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors pretend they cannot hear the speaker. 10. Assonance — The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in stressed syllables or words. 11. Asyndeton — The omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used. 12. Atmosphere (mood) — The mood or feeling of a literary work created for the reader by the writer. 13. Ballad — A narrative poem that usually includes a repeated refrain. 14. Blank verse — Unrhymed iambic pentameter, a line of five feet. 15. Cacophony — The use of words in poetry that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds. 16. Caesura — A pause within a line of poetry. 17. Carpe diem — Latin for “seize the day”; a theme frequently found in lyric poetry that encourages enjoying life’s pleasures while you are able. 18. Catharsis — Purification or purging of emotions, such as pity or fear. 19. Character — An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction. 20. Characterization — The method an author uses to acquaint the reader with his or her characters