EGHS Lit. Terms Match

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Instructions

Match the literary term with its definition.

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