SIE Literary Terms

Which point of view uses pronouns like “I”, “we”, “my”?

• First Person
• Third Person Limited
• Third Person Omniscient
• None of the above

What is point of view?

• The way a story expresses the view about life and how people behave
• The way a story makes you feel or think
• The turning point in the story
• The perspective from which the story is being presented

What literary device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen next?

• Irony
• Suspense
• Flashback
• Foreshadowing

Another term for the main character in the story.

• Antongonist
• Narrator
• Protagonist
• Flat Character

The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds

• Internal rhyme 
• Assonance 
• Clause
• Narrative techniques 

My love is like a red, red rose.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

You break a date with your girlfriend so you can go to the ball game with the guys. When you go to the concession stand, you run into your girl, who is with another guy.

• Personification
• Imagery
• Foreshadowing
• Irony