Literature Term Review #6

Question 1

narrator reveals the story through the view of only one or a few characters

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limited

Question 2

a comparison using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 3

repeated similar vowel sounds in a series of vowel sounds

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assonance

Question 4

attitude of the author toward his subject

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tone

Question 5

a unique expresion that cannot be defined from the meaning of the words

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idiom

Question 6

the repetition of words or phrases at the beginnings of lines of poetry

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anaphora

Question 7

an evil antagonist

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villain

Question 8

exaggeration for humor or emphasis

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hyperbole

Question 9

expression of one thing in terms of another

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metaphor

Question 10

the rhythm in a poem

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meter

Question 11

the representation of something as less important than it truly is

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understatement

Question 12

narrator is one of the characters in the story (tells the story)

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first-person

Question 13

a four line poetic stanza

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quatrain

Question 14

viewing a story from the outside

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third-person

Question 15

poetry with no meter or rhyme

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free verse

Question 16

reference to events before the present time in the story

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flashback

Question 17

a thought flows past the end of a line of poetry into the next line

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enjambment

Question 18

an artful deviation from the usual way of saying things

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figurative language

Question 19

use of language to convey meaning other that what is stated

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irony

Question 20

the moment at which we find out the final outcome in a story

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resolution

Question 21

the struggle between the protagonist and antagonist in a story

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conflict

Question 22

words that begin with the same letter or sound

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alliteration

Question 23

noun that means something in addition to itself

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symbol

Question 24

rhymes at the end of lines

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end-rhyme

Question 25

unexpected turn at crisis or climax

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plot twist

Question 26

the point of highest emotional intensity in a story

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climax

Question 27

person telling the story

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narrator

Question 28

main character of a story

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protagonist

Question 29

intro to the story; establishes the setting and situation

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exposition

Question 30

the grouping of lines within a poem

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stanza

Question 31

the action after the crisis to the end of the story

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falling action

Question 32

two lines of poetry that rhyme and present a complete thought

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couplet

Question 33

words that imitate the sound of what they mean

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onomatopoeia

Question 34

a pause in the middle of a line of poetry, usually indicated by punctuation

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caesura

Question 35

a conversation between characters

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dialogue

Question 36

two or more words end with the same sound

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rhyme

Question 37

an indirect reference in a work to another work outside of itself

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allusion

Question 38

event that sets in motion the other elements of the plot

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inciting incident

Question 39

building toward the crisis in a story

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rising action

Question 40

rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines of a poem

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end rhyme

Question 41

a metaphor that an author dwells on

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extended metaphor

Question 42

the pattern of rhyme in a poem

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rhyme scheme

Question 43

a type of irony that takes the form of mock praise

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sarcasm

Question 44

a phrase or a line repeated throughout a poem

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refrain

Question 45

a major turning point in the story

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crisis

Question 46

dialogue written to reflect qualities of a character's speech

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dialect

Question 47

character who remains the same throughout the story

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static character

Question 48

question that doesn't expect an answer

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rhetorical

Question 49

words that appeal to one or more of your five senses

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concrete language

Question 50

giving human characteristics to something not human

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personification

Literature Term Review #6

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Literature Term Review #6

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