Literary Terms Review Sheet
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1. Quit telling me that. I’ve heard it a billion times.
2. A familiar pattern in literature, like a wise old man, comic relief character, or they
all lived happily ever after.
3. A Japanese form of poetry with three lines of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.
4. The way an author reveals his characters.
5. The use of clues that suggest events yet to come.
6. Words that describe sights, sounds, or movements that appeals to the senses.
7. A play on words when a word has more than one meaning.
8. Busy as a bee.
9. Common form of poetry, 14 lines of iambic pentameter, Shakespeare did this
while using the abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme.
10. The author’s unique way of writing that involves word choice and sentence
patterns.
11. Something that means something else. Ex. The flag represents freedom.
12. The writer’s attitude towards the subject. Ex. War is extremely senseless.
13. That tree is really annoying.
14. The narrator tells about he, she, or it and only reveals the thoughts of one
character.
15. The main character in a literary work.
16. The character that is at conflict with the main character.
17. The atmosphere of a literary work. Ex. Dark, depressing, joyful, dull
18. The high point of a story, point of most intensity.
19. Tyler Hansbrough is a beast.
20. A reference to something outside of the work, usually mythical, Biblical, or
historical.
21. I'm hunched over emotions / just flows over these cold shoulders are both frozen/
you don't know me.
22. Kathy kicked her boyfriend to the curb.
23. When something that is different than it is supposed or thought to be. Ex. Romeo
killing himself, then Juliet waking up seconds later and killing herself.
24. Short summary of a funny event.
25. The narrator knows and reveals the thoughts of everyone in the story.
26. A unit or group of lines in poetry that are separated by spaces.
27. Time and place of a literary work.
28. Two words used together that contradict each other. Ex. Sweet sorrow
29. A type of story that portrays the fall of a noble person, usually due to a tragic
weakness or flaw in character. Ex. Romeo and Juliet
30. Type of literature that explains ideas about real people, events, places, or objects.