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

Draggable item

Corresponding Item

personification

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

dynamic character

extreme exaggeration

external conflict

giving human characteristics to non-human things or ideas

static character

comparison using “like” or “as”

theme

comparison without using “like” or “as”

simile

undeveloped character; we don’t know much about them

allusion

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

flat character

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

setting

a character who changes over the course of a story

onomatopoeia

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

metaphor

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

alliteration

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

tone

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

foreshadow

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

protagonist

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

connotative meaning

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

round character

the underlying message the author wants to convey

denotative meaning

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

symbolism

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

inference

the time and place in which a story takes place

antagonist

drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence

internal conflict

the dictionary definition of a word or phrase

imagery

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

hyperbole

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

idiom

a common phrase that makes no literal sense

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

Draggable item

Corresponding Item

personification

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

dynamic character

extreme exaggeration

external conflict

giving human characteristics to non-human things or ideas

static character

comparison using “like” or “as”

theme

comparison without using “like” or “as”

simile

undeveloped character; we don’t know much about them

allusion

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

flat character

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

setting

a character who changes over the course of a story

onomatopoeia

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

metaphor

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

alliteration

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

tone

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

foreshadow

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

protagonist

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

connotative meaning

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

round character

the underlying message the author wants to convey

denotative meaning

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

symbolism

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

inference

the time and place in which a story takes place

antagonist

drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence

internal conflict

the dictionary definition of a word or phrase

imagery

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

hyperbole

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

idiom

a common phrase that makes no literal sense