Literary Terms: Night

What is imagery?

• Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

• A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen

What is a symbol?

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.

• A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work

What is tone?

• A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

• A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared

• Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

• Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.

What is irony?

• A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen

• A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work

• A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared

What is dramatic irony?

• Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.

• A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work

What is foreshadowing?

• A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared

• Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

• A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared

• A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

• A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work

What is juxtaposition?

• Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

• A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.

• A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

What is a theme?

• A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work

• A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared

• Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.

• A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.