English I/II Literary Devices & Grammar Review

Which definition is correct for the following term: allusion

• The use of clues that suggest events yet to come.

• Repetition of sounds at the end of words

• When one thing is used to represent, refer to, or make you think of something else.

• Reference to something outside of the work, usually mythical, Biblical, or historical

Which definition is correct for the following term: Symbol/Symbolism

• A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens

• When the author uses descriptive language to “paint a picture” in the reader’s mind

• When an author gives the reader hints or clues as to what will happen next

• An object that represents or stands for something else

Which definition is correct for the following term: Antagonist

• A disagreement or altercation between two or more characters

• The character who goes against the main character

• A disagreement or altercation within a character’s mind/conscience

• The moral or lesson the author communicates through the story’s plot

Which definition is correct for the following term: Protagonist

• The main character; the character who drives the plot forward

• The high point in a story; the moment we’ve all been waiting for

• The moral or lesson the author communicates through the story’s plot

• The perspective from which a story is told

Which definition is correct for the following term: Characterization

• The character who goes against the main character

• The beginning of a story; sets up characters and setting

• The process in which the author tells readers about a character

• The perspective from which a story is told

Which definition is correct for the following term: Climax

• The beginning of a story; sets up characters and setting

• The high point in a story; the moment we’ve all been waiting for

• The ending of a story, when loose ends are tied

• When the audience knows something that the characters don’t

Which definition is correct for the following term: Exposition

• The moral or lesson the author communicates through the story’s plot

• The time and place of a work

• The ending of a story, when loose ends are tied

• The beginning of a story; sets up characters and setting

Which definition is correct for the following term: Resolution

• The high point in a story; the moment we’ve all been waiting for

• The ending of a story, when loose ends are tied

• A disagreement or altercation within a character’s mind/conscience

• The author's attitude toward the writing; the way feelings are expressed

Which definition is correct for the following term: Dramatic Irony

• When the audience knows something that the characters don’t

• When someone says something but means the opposite

• A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens

• A comparison of two unlike things that simply states that one thing is another

Which definition is correct for the following term: Situational Irony

• When the audience knows something that the characters don’t

• When someone says something but means the opposite

• A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens

• A comparison of two unlike things that simply states that one thing is another