CLT Literary Analysis 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
- A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison; a metaphor states one thing is another (Correct answer)
- They are identical
- Similes are only in poetry
- Metaphors always use 'like'
Correct answer: A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison; a metaphor states one thing is another
Similes make explicit comparisons using 'like' or 'as' ('brave as a lion'), while metaphors make implicit comparisons ('he is a lion in battle').
Question 2: What is dramatic irony?
- When the audience knows something that a character does not (Correct answer)
- When a character says the opposite of what they mean
- When an event is unexpected
- When the author uses sarcasm
Correct answer: When the audience knows something that a character does not
Dramatic irony creates tension or humor when the audience possesses knowledge that characters lack, making their words or actions take on additional meaning.
Question 3: What is an allegory?
- A narrative where characters and events represent abstract ideas or moral concepts (Correct answer)
- A type of rhyme scheme
- A humorous story
- A historical account
Correct answer: A narrative where characters and events represent abstract ideas or moral concepts
Allegories use narrative elements symbolically to convey deeper meanings, as in Orwell's Animal Farm representing political corruption.
Question 4: What is the difference between first-person and third-person narration?
- First-person uses 'I/we'; third-person uses 'he/she/they' with varying levels of omniscience (Correct answer)
- They are the same
- First-person is always unreliable
- Third-person is always omniscient
Correct answer: First-person uses 'I/we'; third-person uses 'he/she/they' with varying levels of omniscience
First-person narration is told from a character's perspective using 'I,' while third-person uses 'he/she/they' and may be limited to one character's thoughts or omniscient.
Question 5: What is a tragic flaw (hamartia)?
- A character deficiency that leads to the protagonist's downfall in a tragedy (Correct answer)
- A plot hole in the story
- A grammatical error
- A type of conflict
Correct answer: A character deficiency that leads to the protagonist's downfall in a tragedy
Hamartia is the fatal flaw or error in judgment (pride, ambition, jealousy) that causes a tragic hero's downfall, central to Aristotle's theory of tragedy.
Question 6: What are the primary types of literary conflict?
- Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self (Correct answer)
- Only person vs. person
- Only external conflicts
- Only internal conflicts
Correct answer: Person vs. person, person vs. nature, person vs. society, person vs. self
Literary conflicts include external (person vs. person, nature, society, technology) and internal (person vs. self), driving the plot and character development.
CLT Literary Analysis 1
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?