Literary Terms Can you define the following Diction

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Literary Terms

Literary Terms

Can you define the following? • • • Diction Imagery Point of view Simile

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

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

DICTION is: • A: Word choice in either spoken or written communication

Is IMAGERY: • • A. Existing only in the mind B. The concept of

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

IMAGERY is • C. Language describing physical characteristics

Is POINT OF VIEW • • A. Someone’s opinion B. 1 st, 2 nd,

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

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

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”

A Simile is • C. A comparison using “like” or “as”

Is Personification • • A. Division responsible for hiring employees B. To give human

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

PERSONIFICATION is • B. To give human qualities to inhuman objects

Is SETTING • • A. The place a story happened B The time a

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

SETTING is • D. The time and place the story happened

Is SYMBOLISM • • A. A collection of images B. Where two organisms live

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

SYMBOLISM is • D. Where one thing represents another

Is Plot? • • A. a conspiracy B. the order of events in a

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

PLOT is: • B. the order of events in a piece of literature

Is Irony? • • A. A really strong metal B. The time and place

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

IRONY is: • D. the opposite of what is expected

Is PROTAGONIST • • A. The hero B. The main character C. a sub-atomic

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,

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)