Literary Terms Midterm Review (10R Midterm)

When the audience knows more than the characters on stage, this is an example of:

• Allegory

• Dramatic irony

• Theme

• Personification

When an author describes what a character looks like, how he or she acts, and what kind of personality he or she has, this is known as:

• Tone

• Direct characterization

• Theme

• Protagonist

The main character or hero of a literary work, for example the character Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, is called the:

• Symbol

• Protagonist

• Motif

• Metaphor

Clues that hint at events that will happen in the future, such as the witches telling Macbeth that he will be king, are examples of:

• Irony

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

A struggle between two opposing forces, like the fighting between Macbeth and Duncan, is known as:

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Theme

• Conflict

An interruption of the current action to look back at events from the past is called a:

• Flashback

• Conflict

• Tone

• Antagonist

The moral, central message, or insight into life expressed through a literary work is referred to as the:

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict

• Setting

When an author gives human traits to nonhuman objects or characters, this is known as:

• Setting

• Personification

• Plot

• Irony

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities in literature is known as:

• Allegory

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Irony

A recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story is called a:

• Motif

• Theme

• Protagonist

• Conflict