Literary Terms Can you define the following Diction






















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Literary Terms
Can you define the following? • • • Diction Imagery Point of view Simile Personification Setting Symbolism Plot Irony Protagonist
Is DICTION: • • A. Word choice in speaking/writing B. Writing what someone says C. An uncontrollable urge/desire D. A real jerk
DICTION is: • A: Word choice in either spoken or written communication
Is IMAGERY: • • A. Existing only in the mind B. The concept of a person or product C. Language describing physical characteristics D. Unreal
IMAGERY is • C. Language describing physical characteristics
Is POINT OF VIEW • • A. Someone’s opinion B. 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd Person C. A sharp stick in the eye D. Position which provides excellent vision
POINT OF VIEW is • B. 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd Person
Is a SIMILE: • • A. identical in nature B. What you do when you are happy C. A comparison using “like” or “as” D. A brand of baby formula
A Simile is • C. A comparison using “like” or “as”
Is Personification • • A. Division responsible for hiring employees B. To give human qualities to inhuman objects C. To afflict constantly D. To make uncertain
PERSONIFICATION is • B. To give human qualities to inhuman objects
Is SETTING • • A. The place a story happened B The time a story happened C. The people involved in the story D. The time and place the story happened
SETTING is • D. The time and place the story happened
Is SYMBOLISM • • A. A collection of images B. Where two organisms live together C. a comparision using “like” or “as” D. Where one thing represents another
SYMBOLISM is • D. Where one thing represents another
Is Plot? • • A. a conspiracy B. the order of events in a piece of literature C. Where a farmer plants their crops D. Where you park your car
PLOT is: • B. the order of events in a piece of literature
Is Irony? • • A. A really strong metal B. The time and place of a story C. How you get wrinkles out of your shirt D. the opposite of what is expected
IRONY is: • D. the opposite of what is expected
Is PROTAGONIST • • A. The hero B. The main character C. a sub-atomic particle D. a single celled organism
PROTAGONIST is: • B. The main character (Although the protagonist often is the hero, there are times where the main character of a story is evil or self-serving, and not heroic at all)