Senior English Literary Term Quiz #3

a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect.

• circumlocution

• in media res

• irony

• figure of speech

a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet

• heptameter

• iambic pentameter

• internal rhyme

• archetype

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

• farce

• hamartia

• irony

• flashback

a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another, in order to highlight the traits of the other character.

• free verse

• flat character

• hamartia

• foil

the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

• falling action

• interior monologue

• archetype

• circumlocution

the use of figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and creative, including the use of metaphors and similes.

• foil

• figurative language

• imagery

• hyperbole

a very typical example of a certain person or thing; an original that has been imitated

• hyperbole

• inductive

• archetype

• flashback

conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

• free verse

• dialogue

• inductive

• hexameter

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• hyperbole

• heroic couplet

• aside

• farce

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

• aside

• limerick

• imagery

• archetype