AICE English Literature (Literary
Terms) Exam Questions and Answers
Allusion - ANS-A reference to another work of literature, person, or historical event
Similie - ANS-A comparison using "like" or "as"
Theme - ANS-The overall lesson the author is trying to teach
Metaphor - ANS-A comparison without using like or as when comparing two unlike
subjects
Extended Metaphor - ANS-A series of related metaphors
Personification - ANS-Giving non-living things human characteristics
Symbol - ANS-An object that stands for something other than itself
Imagery - ANS-Appeals to the senses and uses figurative language
Free Verse - ANS-A poem without rhyme or meter
Stanza - ANS-A grouping of lines in a poem
Meter - ANS-A rhythmic pattern of stresses
Narrative - ANS-Tells a story in verse
Epic - ANS-A long poem about a hero or historical event
Line - ANS-A sequence of words set off as a seperate entity
Ballad - ANS-A poem meant to be sung
Lyric - ANS-Expresses thought and feelings of a single speaker
Rhyme Scheme - ANS-Repetition of syllables at the end of a line of poetry
Consonance - ANS-Repetition of consonant sounds before and after vowels
Situational Irony - ANS-Inconsistency in what's expected and what actually happens
Terms) Exam Questions and Answers
Allusion - ANS-A reference to another work of literature, person, or historical event
Similie - ANS-A comparison using "like" or "as"
Theme - ANS-The overall lesson the author is trying to teach
Metaphor - ANS-A comparison without using like or as when comparing two unlike
subjects
Extended Metaphor - ANS-A series of related metaphors
Personification - ANS-Giving non-living things human characteristics
Symbol - ANS-An object that stands for something other than itself
Imagery - ANS-Appeals to the senses and uses figurative language
Free Verse - ANS-A poem without rhyme or meter
Stanza - ANS-A grouping of lines in a poem
Meter - ANS-A rhythmic pattern of stresses
Narrative - ANS-Tells a story in verse
Epic - ANS-A long poem about a hero or historical event
Line - ANS-A sequence of words set off as a seperate entity
Ballad - ANS-A poem meant to be sung
Lyric - ANS-Expresses thought and feelings of a single speaker
Rhyme Scheme - ANS-Repetition of syllables at the end of a line of poetry
Consonance - ANS-Repetition of consonant sounds before and after vowels
Situational Irony - ANS-Inconsistency in what's expected and what actually happens