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A metaphor is
Comparison using like or as.
Comparing 2 things saying or implying that one IS the other
To give human qualities to inanimate one
The overriding tone of the piece or section of the piece.
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Giving human qualities to inanimate objects is called
poetry
humanizing
personification
irony
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How words are used to create a picture in your mind
diction
setting
personification
description
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The main idea, or an underlying
meaning
of a
literary
work is the...
point of the story
mood
theme
voice
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Suspense is the
dramatic irony
verbal irony
roller coaster of emotions felt during a chain of events
confusion
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Words used which actually SOUND LIKE that which they’re describing are called
onomatopoeias
symbols
similies
metaphors
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Time and place of a story is
juxtaposition
setting
description
allusion
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In literature, mood is defined as device that
perspective from which a story is told
is the overriding tone of the piece or section of the piece.
evokes feelings or vibes through words and descriptions
low lighting.
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Connotation is defined as...
Two or more characters talking.
How words are used to create a picture.
The thought association brought on by a word.
A type of milk.
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The time and place of a story is the
theme
setting
diction
plot
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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
allitawhat?
Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered, weak and weary
Peter Pan panicked.
boom pow
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Point of view is
Incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
the manner in which a story is narrated
the time and place of the events in a story
someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean
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Diction is defined as
An author's word choice.
How words are used to create a picture in the mind.
Something found on a wanted poster.
a book containing definitions.
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The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience is the...
reason.
tone
voice
mood
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Allusion is defined as...
Reference to another object outside of the text.
The repetition of the same consonant sound.
The next hit game for Xbox.
A comparison using like or as.
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Which of the following is a metaphor?
Nevermore
What is a metaphor?
suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping
his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming
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The practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea is called a
allusion
similie
metaphor
symbolism
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The individual style in which a certain author writes their work is
tone
attitude
mood
voice
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A comparison using like or as is a
metaphor
simile
allusion
symbol
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Dialogue is
Two or more characters talking in a work of literature.
An author's style of using words.
A side effect of the Zika virus.
Comparing two things using like or as.
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Irony is
a situation up different than what is anticipated.
An author's style of using words.
the time and place of the events in a story
the thought association brought on by a certain word.
