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American Literature Vocabulary Quiz #3
Write the letter of the correct match to the clue words next to each vocabulary word.
1.
internal conflict
a. story takes place here
2.
plot
b. a single person speaks alone
3.
motif
c. when words are meant differently than the actual meaning
4.
characterization
d. a long poem usually about a hero
5.
rising action
e. turning point
6.
irony
f. something to ease the tension
7.
tragic flaw
g. central character
8.
protagonist
h. a sound imitating what is described
9.
climax
i. a repeating symbol, idea, or image related to the theme
10.
atmosphere
j. main idea
11.
setting
k. psychological struggle
12.
refrain
l. a trait leading to a character's downfall
13.
dynamic character
m.character who has an inner change
14.
monologue
n. opposition for central character
15.
static character
o. line or lines which appears at the end of stanzas or divisions
16.
dialect
p. feeling reader gains from the text
17.
onomatopoeia
q. character who does not change much or at all
18.
comic relief
r. everything leading up to the climax
19.
antagonist
s. language used by a group of people
20.
theme
t. struggle with outside forces
21.
external conflict
u. events the story is built around
22.
epic
v. literary device explaining character