Literature
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. setting
A. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally
2. love
B. Correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines
3. irony
C. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
4. plot
D. A close, caring relationship between people.
5. english
E. A strong feeling of care and affection
6. myth
F. A deliberately false or improbable account (plural)
7. theme
G. A politically organized body of people under a single government (plural)
8. characteristics
H. Literature in metrical form
9. fables
I. Fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
10. characters
J. Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
11. mystery
K. An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (plural)
12. antagonist
L. Language spoken in the USA and the UK
13. protagonist
M. A prominent attribute or aspect of something (plural)
14. friendship
N. A traditional story accepted as history
15. countries
O. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds
16. fantasy
P. A secret scheme to do something
17. metaphor
Q. A person who backs a politician or a team etc
18. travel
R. Someone who offers opposition
19. poetry
S. Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
20. simile
T. The context and environment in which something is set
21. rhyme
U. The act of going from one place to another