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Literary Terms Review
Literary Terms Review
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Review of basic literary terms. #literaryterms #literarydevices
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Method an author uses to let readers know more about characters and their issues:
characterization
personification
metaphor
allusion
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The bad guy or villain in the story:
a first person
antagonist
protagonist
personification
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A writer's attitude toward his or her subject is called the:
mood
conflict
tone
theme
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The main character in a literary work is called the:
antagonist
personification
protagonist
first person
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The sequence of events in a story is called the:
setting
theme
plot
conflict
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The most exciting point in a story is called the:
plot
climax
denouement
theme
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The beginning letters are the same:
onomatopoeia
simile
allusion
alliteration
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An exaggeration of the truth:
hyperbole
mood
imagery
point of view
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The feeling created in the reader by the literary work is called:
tone
mood
foreshadowing
conflict
10
When the narrator of a story is a character in the story, this is called:
third person omniscient
third person limited
first person
11
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art or literature is called a(n):
simile
symbol
allusion
metaphor
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Anything that stands for or represents something else is a(n):
symbol
simile
metaphor
alliteration
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The use of clues that predict what will happen later in the story is called:
simile
alliteration
metaphor
foreshadowing
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When the narrator tells the story using "he," "she," or "it."
first person
second person
third person
15
In literature, a struggle between two opposing forces is called:
climax
foreshadowing
antagonist
conflict
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The central message of a literary work is called the:
plot
setting
theme
climax
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds is called:
simile
alliteration
metaphor
allusion
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Language that gives human characteristics to a non-human is called:
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
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The use of very descriptive writing to create pictures in your mind:
alliteration
imagery
irony
tone
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The time and place of the action in a literary work is called the:
tone
plot
mood
setting