Question

part 3—more literary terms
i. matching. match the word on the left with its definition on the right. youll use all the letters once.
_____1. allusion a. how the author feels about a character or situation in a story
_____2. anachronism b. reference to something famous outside of the story
_____3. diction c. “against time,” an object or reference which would not have
been possible during the time when the story is taking
place
f____4. genre d. concrete object in the story which represents some abstract
idea
_____5. idiom e. word choice
_____6. imagery f. type of story or novel
_____7. juxtaposition g. anything that’s not poetry
_____8. prose h. putting two things right next to each other, often things that are
opposites
_____9. symbol j. words that create a picture in the reader’s mind
_____10. tone k. an expression whose words mean one thing when taken all
together, but mean something different when one
considers the words individually

Explanation:

1. Allusion: A reference to something famous outside the story, so matches B.
2. Anachronism: "Against time", an object/reference not possible in the story's time, matches C.
3. Diction: Word choice, matches E.
4. Genre: Type of story or novel, matches F (already filled as F).
5. Idiom: Expression with collective meaning different from individual words, matches K.
6. Imagery: Words creating a picture in reader's mind, matches J.
7. Juxtaposition: Putting two things next to each other, often opposites, matches H.
8. Prose: Anything not poetry, matches G.
9. Symbol: Concrete object representing abstract idea, matches D.
10. Tone: How author feels about character/situation, matches A.

Answer:

1. B. reference to something famous outside of the story
2. C. "against time," an object or reference which would not have been possible during the time when the story is taking place
3. E. word choice
4. F. type of story or novel
5. K. an expression whose words mean one thing when taken all together, but mean something different when one considers the words individually
6. J. words that create a picture in the reader’s mind
7. H. putting two things right next to each other, often things that are opposites
8. G. anything that’s not poetry
9. D. concrete object in the story which represents some abstract idea
10. A. how the author feels about a character or situation in a story