Words Used in Connection with Literature 01

1. Protagonist

   • Leading character
   • Minor character
   • Playwright
   • The chorus

2. Imagery

   • Imaginary words and phrases
   • Imagined words and phrases
   • Words making pictures in your mind
   • Words making pictures on your page

3. Enjambement

   • Breathing space before each line
   • Continuing sense from one line to the next
   • Stopping at the end of each line for a breath
   • Stopping sense at the end of each line

4. Rhythm

   • A measured beat
   • Random sounds
   • Two words which end with dissimilar sounds
   • Two words which end with similar sounds

5. Stanza

   • A particular viewpoint
   • Ideas or groups of ideas in poetry
   • The position of actors on stage
   • Verses or groups of lines in poetry

6. First person narrative.

   • Narrator using 'he' as viewpoint to tell a tale
   • Narrator using 'I' as viewpoint to tell a tale
   • Narrator using 'it' as viewpoint to tell a tale
   • Narrator using 'you' as viewpoint to tell a tale

7. Oxymoron

   • Words of opposite meaning used for effect
   • Words of similar meaning used for effect
   • Words repeated for emphasis
   • Words repeated for similar sound effect

8. Third person narrative.

   • Narrator using 'he/she/it' as viewpoint
   • Narrator using 'I' as viewpoint
   • Narrator using 'they' as viewpoint
   • Narrator using 'you' as viewpoint

9. Atmosphere

   • The creation of a character in a tale
   • The creation of a mood or feeling in a tale
   • The scenery of the sky in a play
   • The scenery used in a round theatre

10. Setting

    • The characters of the tale
    • The language of the tale
    • The painted scenery used on stage
    • Where the tale takes place

Quiz written by Sue Daish