Romanticism: Literary Techniques

When an author shows the reader things that reveal the personality of the character, it is called:

• Indirect Characterization
• Implicit Characterization
• Explicit Characterization
• Direct Characterization

Rhyme that occurs when words include similar, but not identical sounds.

• Optimum Rhyme
• Slant Rhyme
• Internal Rhyme
• End Rhyme

™“Elizabeth is an angel.” is an example of a/an:

• Allusion
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Simile

When the audience is more aware of what is happening than the character, it is called:

• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Residual Irony

The process by which a writer reveals the personality of a character is called:

• characterization
• irony
• character design
• personalization

When an author explicitly points out the traits of a character, it is called:

• Explicit Characterization
• Indirect Characterization
• Implicit Characterization
• Direct Characterization

"The sunshine smiled down on me." is an example of a/an:

• Personification
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Allustion

™The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• Repetition
• Alliteration
• Allusion
• Assonance

The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs is called:

• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Residual Irony

Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry.

• Slant Rhyme
• End Rhyme
• Internal Rhyme
• Linear Rhyme