Literary terms Quiz 1

The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.

• antagonist

• allegory

• anaphora

• antecedent

The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

• anapest

• accent

• anticlimax

• alliteration

A thing belonging to a time period other than that in which it exists.

• anecdote

• anachronism

• allusion

• antithesis

A protagonist who lacks conventional heroic qualities such as courage or idealism.

• analogy

• anapest

• antihero

• allusion

A brief reference to a person, place, or event from religion, history, mythology, etc.

• allusion

• antagonist

• alliteration

• ambiguity

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The word the pronoun refers to or replaces.

• accent

• allusion

• antecedent

• alliteration

The presence of two or more possible meanings in a passage.

• anecdote

• anachronism

• antagonist

• ambiguity

A character or force against which another character struggles.

• antagonist

• accent

• allegory

• anticlimax

A metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.

• analogy

• ambiguity

• antecedent

• anapest

A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

• analogy

• antagonist

• anachronism

• anapest