English 102 literary terms test 1 Questions & Answers Graded A+

Allegory - ANSWER-A narrative or description having a second meaning beneath the surface one Allusion - ANSWER-A reference to something in history or previous literature that enriched the meaning of the passage Antagonist - ANSWER-Any force in a story that is in conflict with the protagonist Apostrophe - ANSWER-A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply Assonance - ANSWER-The repetition at close intervals of the vowel sounds of accented syllables or important words Catharsis - ANSWER-A term used by Aristotle to describe the audience's emotional release at the end of a tragedy developing character - ANSWER-Undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of character, personality or outlook Flat character - ANSWER-Characterized by one or two traits round character - ANSWER-A character who is complex and multi sided static character - ANSWER-A character who does not change Climax - ANSWER-The turning point of the story Conflict - ANSWER-Struggle between opposing forces Connotation - ANSWER-The associations that attach themselves to many words denuoement - ANSWER-The portion of a plot that reveals the final outcome of its conflicts or the solution of its mysteries Denotation - ANSWER-The dictionary definition of a word Dilemma - ANSWER-A situation in which a character must choose between two courses of action, both undesirable