English Language Arts Flashcards

Which literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human subjects?

Answer: Personification

Personification attributes human qualities, emotions, or actions to non-human entities.

What is the term for the central message or lesson an author conveys in a literary work?

Answer: Theme

The theme is the central message or universal insight about life that the author communicates through the story.

In a narrative, the point of highest dramatic tension before the resolution is called the:

Answer: Climax

The climax is the turning point of greatest tension in a narrative, after which the conflict begins to resolve.

Which narrative point of view uses 'I' and 'me' to tell a story from inside the narrator's perspective?

Answer: First person

First-person narration uses 'I,' 'me,' and 'my' to tell the story directly from the narrator's experience.

What is the literary term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely connected words?

Answer: Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words, as in 'Peter Piper picked a peck.'

A story-within-a-story structure where a character narrates a tale to other characters is called a:

Answer: Frame narrative

A frame narrative presents a story within an outer story that provides context, as in The Canterbury Tales.