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 A comparison between two things which uses the word "like" or the word "as" 2 What we call a character who develops and changes (for better or worse) over the course of a story. 3 When an author hints at future events in a text. 4 A type of character found across cultures and in many different time periods, like "The Hero" 5 Language which engages the senses and creates a picture in the mind of the reader 6 To guess, based on information given in the text. 7 A comparison between two things which DOES NOT use the word "like" or the word "as" 8 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 9 Something important to a group of people, living in a specific place and in a specific time period. 10 the author's word choice 11 The author's attitude toward a subject OR A character's attitude toward a subject 12 Information which is directly stated in a text; and which leaves no room for multiple interpretations 13 When a author gives human traits to a non-human thing in a text 14 A repeated idea, usually a lesson or a moral, which can be tracked throughout a story 15 Indirectly stated, or hinted at 16 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.) 17 A question which does not require a direct answer, but is meant to make you think Statement of Theme Cultural Value Metaphor Personification Tone Explicit Implicit/ Implied Allusion Complex Character Theme Foreshadowing Imagery Simile Rhetorical Question Infer Diction Archetype
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