Mrs. Ehrat's Lit Term Quiz Part 2

The opponent who blocks the protagonist.

• antagonist

• antihero

• foil

• metaphor

A comparison that does not use the works, "like", "as", "than", or "resembles".

• similie

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its actual definition.

• denotation

• connotation

• symbolism

• idiom

Statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning.

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• hyperbole

• verbal irony

A comment made by a character directly to the audience. (Breaking the fourth wall.)

• interior monologue

• aside

• soliloquy

• hyperbole

The words a writer chooses.

The enunciation of words.

• debate

• dialogue

• diction

• dialect

The vantage point from which a story is told. This type uses the "I" pronoun.

• 2nd Person

• 3rd Person Omniscient

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person Objective

A character who serves as a direct contrast to another character as a device to emphasize the qualities of the main character. (Dr. Watson to Sherlock Holmes).

• foil

• protagonist

• antagonist

• antihero

The writer's attitude toward the character, subject and audience of a story. (This can get you in trouble with your parents).

• mood

• idiom

• symbolism

• tone

The words a character in a story speaks.

A fancy word for "discussion."

• dialect

• diction

• dialogue

• foil