Matching Pairs Midterm Lit Terms Review (WL)Online version A review of literary terms used throughout the semester which will appear as answer choices or which will be embedded in the body of questions on the midterm. by Alicia Buckley 1 the author's word choice 2 A comparison between two things which uses the word "like" or the word "as" 3 Something important to a group of people, living in a specific place and in a specific time period. 4 A reference in literature to another famous work (can be another work of literature, a piece of music, a work or art, and important historical event or figure, etc.) 5 A question which does not require a direct answer, but is meant to make you think 6 When a author gives human traits to a non-human thing in a text 7 The author's attitude toward a subject OR A character's attitude toward a subject 8 A comparison between two things which DOES NOT use the word "like" or the word "as" 9 The name for the technique of providing the entire basic plot of a story to readers at the very beginning, so that the reader can focus more on details when they make their way through the story 10 What we call a character who develops and changes (for better or worse) over the course of a story. 11 Information which is directly stated in a text; and which leaves no room for multiple interpretations 12 A type of character found across cultures and in many different time periods, like "The Hero" 13 Language which engages the senses and creates a picture in the mind of the reader 14 When an author hints at future events in a text. 15 A repeated idea, usually a lesson or a moral, which can be tracked throughout a story 16 To guess, based on information given in the text. 17 Indirectly stated, or hinted at Theme Explicit Metaphor Personification Rhetorical Question Allusion Statement of Theme Diction Simile Archetype Infer Imagery Foreshadowing Tone Implicit/ Implied Complex Character Cultural Value
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