Literary Term Examples
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- First person, second person, and third person are examples of this term
- Point of view
- In the scene in "The Little Mermaid" in which Triton destroys Ariel's collection, we feel sorry for Ariel.
- Mood
- "The Outsiders" was written to entertain the readers.
- Author's Purpose
- In "The Little Mermaid," Ariel's sisters, Flounder, and Grimsby are this type of character
- Minor Character
- Give me a buck (a dollar)
- Slang
- We know that Ariel is rebellious because of her disregard for her father's orders. What type of characterization?
- Indirect
- "The Little Mermaid" must take place around the ocean because of the presence of mermaids.
- Local Color
- In a poem, the person "talking" is the _________.
- Speaker
- Point of view in which keywords are I, me, we, us, etc.
- First Person
- Point of view in which keywords are you, your, etc.
- Second Person
- Ursula VS Triton is what type of problem?
- External conflict
- In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator confesses his crime during this part of the plot.
- Resolution
- Ariel's sisters are introduced during this part of the plot in "The Little Mermaid"
- Exposition
- Ariel tries to decide whether or not to become human. What type of problem?
- Internal conflict
- Ponyboy told the story in THE OUTSIDERS. This makes him the ______________.
- Narrator
- Another word for Main Character
- Protagonist
- Sebastian's mind changes about Ariel's situation. What type of character?
- Dynamic character
- Ursula is what type of character? (2 answers)
- Antagonist; Static
- We are "told" that Ariel has red hair. What type of characterization?
- Direct Characterization
- A recipe is usually written from this point of view
- Second person
- Sebastian keeps singing, "Under the Sea"
- Repetition
- Part of the plot in which Eric tries to kiss Ariel.
- Climax
- I'd be tickled pink to help you.
- Idiom
- You are as big as a house.
- Simile; Hyperbole
- Sebastian sings, "The seaweed is always greener in somebody else's lake." He wanted Ariel to learn this lesson.
- Moral
- During "Kiss the Girl," the audience is wondering if Eric will kiss Ariel.
- Suspense
- The tree smiled at me.
- Personification
- The sailors' reference to King Triton was an example of this.
- Allusion
- Ariel sings, "Watch and you'll see, someday I'll be part of your world."
- Foreshadowing
- Sebastian thinks it is awful that Ariel is a human, but she doesn't think so!
- Opinion
- Your eyes are stars in my life.
- Metaphor
- Buzz, Hiss, Shhh
- Onomatopoeia
- THE OUTSIDERS took place in Oklahoma in the 1960's.
- Setting
- Flimsy fishfolk
- Alliteration
- The crown represented the ruler of the ocean.
- Symbol
- When you come home past your curfew, you assume your parents will be angry.
- Inference
- Sebastian landed in the kitchen when the chef was preparaing stuffed crab
- Situational Irony
- The audience sees a shark swim by, but Ariel and Flounder don't know about it.
- Dramatic Irony
- In the South, we say certain words that aren't said in other parts of the country.
- Dialect
- Another word for a conversation
- Dialogue
- I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
- Hyperbole
- She's driving me up a wall.
- Idiom
- The capital of NC is Raleigh.
- Fact
- Your mom says, "Don't let me bother you while you're watching an important show like THE SIMPSONS. Doing your chores is much less important."
- Verbal irony