Story Terms Literary Terms Literary Devices Genre Words that Start with E
1
What is the section at the end of the play that serves as a conclusion of the story?
Epilogue
1
What is the actual meaning of a word or phrase?
Literal Language
1
What is the ability to form mental pictures of things or events?
Imagery
1
What is a genre where the topic is imaginary, with things that are impossible or improbable?
Fantasy
1
What is a polite, indirect expression which replaces words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant?
Euphemism
2
What occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved, before the epilogue?
Falling Action
2
What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art to enrich the reading experience by adding meaning?
Historical Reference
2
What is a scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story?
Flashback
2
What is a genre of literature whose stories focus on a mysterious crime, situation or circumstance that needs to be solved?
Mystery
2
What is a struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character?
External Conflict
3
What is a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers?
Exposition
3
What is the use of words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation?
Figurative Language
3
What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
3
What is a legendary or a traditional story that usually concerns an event, or a hero, with or without using factual or real explanations, concerning with demigods or deities?
Myth
3
What is a method of persuasion that's designed to create an emotional response?
Emotional Appeal
4
What is a lighthearted comedy that centers around a ridiculous plot that usually involves exaggerated and improbable events?
Farce
4
What is a rhyme between words in the same line?
Internal rhyme
4
What is a moment in the story where a character achieves realization, awareness or a feeling of knowledge in the story?
Epiphany
3
What is a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral?
Fable
4
What is an inscription or written tribute in memory of a person on a tombstone or in a piece of literature?
Epitaph
4
What is a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story?
Frame Story
4
What is a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable?
Iambic Pentameter
4
What is a set number of lines, a set rhyme scheme, and a set meter for each line?
Form
4
What is a long narrative poem, often written about a hero or heroines?
Epic
4
What is a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc. to the audience or readers?
Exposition






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