Lit Genres Key Terms Quiz

3. Projecting human characteristics on inanimate objects
5. Irony when characters use words they don’t really mean
7. A category of style or type of literature
8. Irony when the author makes sure the audience know more than the characters do
11. A question a character asks with the intention of answering it themselves
14. A comparison using like or as which picks out one level of connection
15. A speech a character makes on their own to other characters
18. Irony when the events of story turn out to be the opposite of what you expected
19. When an author plays with a word which has two different meanings

1. Repeating the same consonant sounds at the start of a sequence of words
2. A speech a character makes to another character or themselves, out of the hearing of everyone else
4. A story which focuses on a central character’s struggle to control their own destiny
6. A comparison not using like or as which creates multiple layers of connection
9. A type of character who wants to destroy others
10. When a character shows they are able to use words quickly to make humor
12. A story which uses verbal, physical and situation humor which ends happily, often in marriage
13. A poem using 14 lines which is usually about love
14. A speech a character makes on their own directly to the audience
16. The language style Shakespeare uses for the poetic sections of his plays
17. When the author pairs together characters with opposing personalities