Unit 3A: Literary Elements, Language and Analysis Summative

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is an interruption in the action to present a scene that took place in an earlier time?

Back

Flashback

Front

What is the term for giving human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is dramatic irony?

Back

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the character doesn't.

Front

What sense is engaged by the phrase 'The fragrance of the flowers filled the air'?

Back

Smell

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is the definition of setting in literature?

Back

Setting refers to the time and place in which a story occurs.

Front

What is the theme of a literary work?

Back

The theme is the central idea or message that the author wants to convey.

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

Front

What is the purpose of foreshadowing in a story?

Back

Foreshadowing is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.