Literary Terms and Concepts

What is the definition of an Antagonist?

• The primary opposing force to the protagonist, serving as a catalyst for conflict and narrative tension.

• A character who maintains consistent traits, beliefs, and behaviors throughout the narrative.

• A character who undergoes significant internal changes, often in response to external pressures or experiences.

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What is a Static Character?

• A character who maintains consistent traits, beliefs, and behaviors throughout the narrative.

• A character who undergoes significant internal changes, often in response to external pressures or experiences.

• The primary opposing force to the protagonist, serving as a catalyst for conflict and narrative tension.

Define a Dynamic Character.

• A character who undergoes significant internal changes, often in response to external pressures or experiences.

• A character who maintains consistent traits, beliefs, and behaviors throughout the narrative.

• The primary opposing force to the protagonist, serving as a catalyst for conflict and narrative tension.

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What role does the Chorus play in dramatic works?

• A collective voice or group that provides commentary, background information, and thematic reinforcement without directly influencing the plot.

• The leader or spokesperson of the chorus in classical Greek drama.

• The point of highest dramatic tension or the major turning point in a narrative.

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Who is the Choragos in classical Greek drama?

• The leader or spokesperson of the chorus, often engaging in dialogue with the main characters.

• A collective voice or group that provides commentary, background information, and thematic reinforcement.

• The point of highest dramatic tension or the major turning point in a narrative.

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What is the Climax in a narrative?

• The point of highest dramatic tension or the major turning point in a narrative.

• A genre of literature characterized by humor, wit, and a generally optimistic view of human nature.

• The insertion of humorous scenes, characters, or dialogue in an otherwise serious work.

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Define Comedy as a literary genre.

• A genre of literature characterized by humor, wit, and a generally optimistic view of human nature.

• The point of highest dramatic tension or the major turning point in a narrative.

• The insertion of humorous scenes, characters, or dialogue in an otherwise serious work.

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What is Comic Relief?

• The insertion of humorous scenes, characters, or dialogue in an otherwise serious work.

• A genre of literature characterized by humor, wit, and a generally optimistic view of human nature.

• The point of highest dramatic tension or the major turning point in a narrative.

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What is Conflict in a narrative?

• The central struggle that drives the narrative, manifesting as external or internal opposition.

• The emotional, cultural, or associative meanings attached to a word or phrase beyond its literal definition.

• The explicit, literal, or dictionary meaning of a word, independent of emotional or contextual associations.

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Define Connotation.

• The emotional, cultural, or associative meanings attached to a word or phrase beyond its literal definition.

• The explicit, literal, or dictionary meaning of a word, independent of emotional or contextual associations.

• Established practices, techniques, or devices commonly employed in literature.

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