Literary Terms Quizs

A division of an act in a play

• Scene

• Act

• Monologue

• Dialogue

Persuade

• Urge

• Dissuade

• Ignore

• Reject

When the author interrupts the normal order of events by presenting an earlier moment in time, usually through a character's memories.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Cliffhanger

• Flashforward

to say or prove that something is not true

• refute

• confirm

• accept

• rebut

The author's choice of words and the order in which they are used

• Syntax

• Diction

• Tone

• Imagery

When the author uses words or phrases to show the way he or she feels about the subject

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Style

an idea or implied feeling of a word in addition to its literal meaning

• denotation

• connotation

• syntax

• semantics

An object, person, or place that represents an idea

• Symbol

• Metaphor

• Allegory

• Icon

suggest

• imply

• deny

• ignore

• confirm

A drawing intended to explain how something works

• Diagram

• Illustration

• Sketch

• Blueprint