AICE English Literature Literary Terms
Exam with Complete Solutions
Setting - ANSWER-Where and when it takes place
Allusion - ANSWER-Referencing to another work (Biblical, Historical, Literary, Mythical)
Genre - ANSWER-Poetry vs Prose
Juxtaposition - ANSWER-Placing close together or side by side, especially for
comparison or contrast.
Litany - ANSWER-A prolonged or tedious account
Metonymy - ANSWER-A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one
object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part.
Point of View - ANSWER-1st person (I, me, my)
Omniscent
3rd person
Rhetroical Modes - ANSWER-Argumentation, description, exposition, narration
Allegory - ANSWER-Using a story or story elements symbolically to represent an
abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
Alliteration - ANSWER-The repetition of neighboring consonant sounds for effect
Ambiguity - ANSWER-The multiple meanings of a word, phrase, , sentence, or passage
Atmosphere - ANSWER-The emotional mood
Analogy - ANSWER-A comparison
Aphorism - ANSWER-A short statement of known authorship that expresses a general
truth
Rhetoric - ANSWER-Writing or speaking to persuade
Apostrophe - ANSWER-Directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a
personified abstraction (love)
Exam with Complete Solutions
Setting - ANSWER-Where and when it takes place
Allusion - ANSWER-Referencing to another work (Biblical, Historical, Literary, Mythical)
Genre - ANSWER-Poetry vs Prose
Juxtaposition - ANSWER-Placing close together or side by side, especially for
comparison or contrast.
Litany - ANSWER-A prolonged or tedious account
Metonymy - ANSWER-A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one
object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part.
Point of View - ANSWER-1st person (I, me, my)
Omniscent
3rd person
Rhetroical Modes - ANSWER-Argumentation, description, exposition, narration
Allegory - ANSWER-Using a story or story elements symbolically to represent an
abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
Alliteration - ANSWER-The repetition of neighboring consonant sounds for effect
Ambiguity - ANSWER-The multiple meanings of a word, phrase, , sentence, or passage
Atmosphere - ANSWER-The emotional mood
Analogy - ANSWER-A comparison
Aphorism - ANSWER-A short statement of known authorship that expresses a general
truth
Rhetoric - ANSWER-Writing or speaking to persuade
Apostrophe - ANSWER-Directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a
personified abstraction (love)
