Duplicate of English 7 Act Aspire Review

Question 1

A character or group of characters that stand against or oppose the main character

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Antagonist

Question 2

Used to introduce background information about character, events or settings to the reader

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Exposition

Question 3

A literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story

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Plot

Question 4

A series of incidents that create suspense or interest and will eventually lead to a climax

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Rising action

Question 5

A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come in the story

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Foreshadowing

Question 6

3rd person writing method where the narrator knows the feeling and thoughts of every character

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Omniscient point of view

Question 7

The underlying message, lesson, or belief that the author is trying to get across in the story

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Theme

Question 8

A story about a person's life written by another person

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Biography

Question 9

A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest theme

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Epigraph

Question 10

A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human attributes

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Personification

Question 11

A comparison of two unlike things that continues through several sentences or lines

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extended metaphor

Question 12

Attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience; the author's viewpoint

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Tone

Question 13

A stylistic device where a number of words that start with the same sound are close together

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Alliteration

Question 14

The central character or leading figure in a story. Sometimes called a "hero" by the readers

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Protagonist

Question 15

A meaning that is implied by a word or phrase apart from the thing it truly describes

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Connotation

Question 16

A figure of speech that has a different meaning than the exact or literal meaning of each word

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Idiom

Question 17

Literary element that causes feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions

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Mood

Question 18

A legend or idea that many people may believe, but that doesn't really have much truth

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Myth

Question 19

Figure of speech that compares and shows similarities by using words such as "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 20

A figure of speech that involves exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

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Hyperbole

Question 21

A story written about a person's life by that person

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Autobiography

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