Literary Terms Quizs

To explain, make evident, or prove by the use of examples or experiences.

• illustrate

• demonstrate

• explain

• validate

A person, animal, or imaginary being in a literary text.

• character

• setting

• plot

• theme

The internal transformation experienced by a character in a narrative due to the events of the plot.

• transformation

• change

• development

• evolution

A careful study of something to learn about its parts, what the parts do, and how the parts relate to each other.

• analysis

• synthesis

• evaluation

• description

A small part of a whole; specific information about the main idea.

• summary

• detail

• overview

• example

An association that a word or phrase suggests beyond its dictionary definition.

• denotation

• connotation

• syntax

• semantics

To acknowledge the source of data or information.

• cite

• reference

• quote

• attribute

To make known; to share information.

• convey

• conceal

• ignore

• withhold

The person who writes a literary or informational text.

• editor

• publisher

• author

• critic

An assertion presented in an expository or argument text that is supported by facts, details, and examples.

• claim

• statement

• hypothesis

• conclusion