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Literary Elements
Match the word to its definition

alliteration Character speaks to a person or idea that

isn't or can't be present.

allusion Reference to a literary or historical

character or event.

antagonist Lines spoken by an actor to himself or

directly to the audience.

an apostrophe Object is given human or animal

characteristics

aside Language that appeals to the senses.

comic relief The weakness in the tragic hero, which

ultimately leads to their downfall.

dramatic irony Compares two different terms using like

or as.

foil Humor inserted into the play to break a

serious mood.

foreshadowing Compares two dissimilar things.

imagery Repetition of consonant sounds at

beginning of words

metaphor A character or force in conflict with a

main character.

monologue Use of clues to suggest what is going to

happen.

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oxymoron A character that highlights or brings out
the personality traits of another
character in the play.

personification A play on the multiple meanings of a

work, or on two words that sound alike
but have different meanings.

prologue A Lengthy speech delivered by a

character and is addressed to other
characters in the play, not the audience.

protagonist Welcomes the audience and gives them

a taste of the story.

pun Main character in a literary work

simile Description that contains a self-

contradiction

soliloquy Long speech delivered by a character

alone on stage to let the audience know
how they are feeling and what they are
thinking.

tragic flaw When a character's words or actions

have one meaning for the character and
a different meaning for the audience or
reader.
 Answer Sheet

Literary Elements
Match the word to its definition

1 alliteration 4 Character speaks to a person or

idea that isn't or can't be
present.

2 allusion 2 Reference to a literary or

historical character or event.

3 antagonist 5 Lines spoken by an actor to

himself or directly to the
audience.

4 an apostrophe 14 Object is given human or

animal characteristics

5 aside 10 Language that appeals to the

senses.

6 comic relief 20 The weakness in the tragic

hero, which ultimately leads to
their downfall.

7 dramatic irony 18 Compares two different terms

using like or as.

8 foil 6 Humor inserted into the play to

break a serious mood.

9 foreshadowing 11 Compares two dissimilar

things.

10 imagery 1 Repetition of consonant sounds

at beginning of words

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11 metaphor 3 A character or force in conflict
with a main character.

12 monologue 9 Use of clues to suggest what is

going to happen.

13 oxymoron 8 A character that highlights or

brings out the personality traits
of another character in the play.

14 personification 17 A play on the multiple

meanings of a work, or on two
words that sound alike but have
different meanings.

15 prologue 12 A Lengthy speech delivered by

a character and is addressed to
other characters in the play, not
the audience.

16 protagonist 15 Welcomes the audience and

gives them a taste of the story.

17 pun 16 Main character in a literary

work

18 simile 13 Description that contains a self-

contradiction

19 soliloquy 19 Long speech delivered by a

character alone on stage to let
the audience know how they
are feeling and what they are
thinking.

20 tragic flaw 7 When a character's words or

actions have one meaning for
the character and a different
meaning for the audience or
reader.