EGHS Lit. Terms Match

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Instructions

Match the literary term with its definition.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Match the literary term with its definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
protagonist		when an author hints at something that will come later in the story
static character		extreme exaggeration
idiom		giving human characteristics to non-human things or ideas
setting		comparison using “like” or “as”
denotative meaning		comparison without using “like” or “as”
metaphor		undeveloped character; we don’t know much about them
foreshadow		a well-developed character with depth, qualities, and characteristics
symbolism		a character who does not change as a result of the events of the story
inference		a character who changes over the course of a story
imagery		the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
allusion		the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
theme		the character that faces the central conflict of a story; the leading character
external conflict		the character or thing that causes the central conflict of a story; a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone, usually the protagonist
flat character		the emotional value or feeling set up by an author’s word choice/description, characterization, and setting
internal conflict		psychological struggle within the mind of a character, the resolution of the struggle creates the plot’s suspense (man vs. self)
tone		a problem or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society)
simile		the underlying message the author wants to convey
hyperbole		consists of descriptive language that draws on the five senses and functions as a way for the reader to better imagine the world within the story
round character		a reference to other cultural works within a story (the Bible, Greek mythology, etc.)
connotative meaning		the time and place in which a story takes place
onomatopoeia		drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence
alliteration		the dictionary definition of a word or phrase
antagonist		an implied meaning associated with a word in addition to its literal meaning; typically a cultural and/or emotional association
dynamic character		two or more words in a phrase share the same beginning consonant sound
personification		a common phrase that makes no literal sense

protagonist

when an author hints at something that will come later in the story

static character

extreme exaggeration

idiom

giving human characteristics to non-human things or ideas

setting

comparison using “like” or “as”

denotative meaning

comparison without using “like” or “as”

metaphor

undeveloped character; we don’t know much about them

foreshadow

a well-developed character with depth, qualities, and characteristics

symbolism

a character who does not change as a result of the events of the story

inference

a character who changes over the course of a story

imagery

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

allusion

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

theme

the character that faces the central conflict of a story; the leading character

external conflict

the character or thing that causes the central conflict of a story; a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone, usually the protagonist

flat character

the emotional value or feeling set up by an author’s word choice/description, characterization, and setting

internal conflict

psychological struggle within the mind of a character, the resolution of the struggle creates the plot’s suspense (man vs. self)

tone

a problem or struggle that takes place between a character and an outside force (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society)

simile

the underlying message the author wants to convey

hyperbole

consists of descriptive language that draws on the five senses and functions as a way for the reader to better imagine the world within the story

round character

a reference to other cultural works within a story (the Bible, Greek mythology, etc.)

connotative meaning

the time and place in which a story takes place

onomatopoeia

drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence

alliteration

the dictionary definition of a word or phrase

antagonist

an implied meaning associated with a word in addition to its literal meaning; typically a cultural and/or emotional association

dynamic character

two or more words in a phrase share the same beginning consonant sound

personification

a common phrase that makes no literal sense