CLT Literary Analysis 1

Question 1

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison; a metaphor states one thing is another

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They are identical

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Similes are only in poetry

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Metaphors always use 'like'

Question 2

What is dramatic irony?

Accepted Answer

When the audience knows something that a character does not

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When a character says the opposite of what they mean

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When an event is unexpected

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When the author uses sarcasm

Question 3

What is an allegory?

Accepted Answer

A narrative where characters and events represent abstract ideas or moral concepts

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A type of rhyme scheme

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A humorous story

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A historical account

Question 4

What is the difference between first-person and third-person narration?

Accepted Answer

First-person uses 'I/we'; third-person uses 'he/she/they' with varying levels of omniscience

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They are the same

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First-person is always unreliable

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Third-person is always omniscient

Question 5

What is a tragic flaw (hamartia)?

Accepted Answer

A character deficiency that leads to the protagonist's downfall in a tragedy

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A plot hole in the story

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A grammatical error

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A type of conflict

Question 6

What are the primary types of literary conflict?

Accepted Answer

Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self

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Only person vs. person

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Only external conflicts

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Only internal conflicts