Creative Writing Terminologies 4

Question 1

What is 'allegory'?

Accepted Answer

A narrative with a hidden symbolic or moral meaning

Answer

An allegory uses characters and events to represent broader moral or political meanings.

Question 2

Which term means a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Answer

Hyperbole is an overstatement used for emphasis or effect, not meant literally.

Question 3

What is 'enjambment' in poetry?

Accepted Answer

Continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line

Answer

Enjambment runs a phrase or sentence past the line break without a pause.

Question 4

The term 'antagonist' refers to what?

Accepted Answer

The character or force opposing the protagonist

Answer

The antagonist is the character or force in conflict with the main character.

Question 5

What is 'dramatic irony'?

Accepted Answer

When the audience knows something a character does not

Answer

Dramatic irony occurs when readers know information that a character is unaware of.

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