Literary Terms Glossary Quizizz

The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

A “play on words” based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things.

• Metonymy

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Pun

A statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth.

• Paradox

• Irony

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer’s style.

• Satire

• Farce

• Parody

• Fable

A device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.

• Parallel structure

• Rhetorical question

• Simile

• Juxtaposition

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Paradox

• Juxtaposition

The author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, what the character says, by revealing the character’s private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action. (S.T.E.A.L. Techniques)

• Irony

• Dramatic irony

• Indirect characterization

• Direct characterization

In general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by the main character or characters.

• Tragedy

• Farce

• Comedy

• Satire

A speaker or writer’s choice of words.

• Diction

• Tone

• Mood

• Style

A character who acts as contrast to another character. Often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villain contrasting the hero.

• Antihero

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Foil