What is alliteration?

When two or more words in a group begin with the same letter

A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

a clue or hint about something that is going to happen later

Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect

Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect

The central idea; the "message"

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Using language to portray sensory experiences using the five senses is...
onomatopoeia
personification
foreshadowing
imagery
2
What is alliteration?
The feelings a reader gets from the story
When two or more words in a group begin with the same letter
The sequence of events in a story
The central or dominating idea
3
What is a simile?
The way an author reveals a character's personality
The main or central character in the story
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
The feelings a reader gets from the story
4
Foreshadowing is...
describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
a clue or hint about something that is going to happen later
a struggle between opposing forces
the environment of the story (place, time, location)
5
When a writer inserts a scene into a story that occurred before the present time, it is a...
flashback
symbol
dialogue
point of view
6
What is hyperbole?
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
The feelings the reader gets from a story
The way an author reveals a character's personality
7
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using like or as
Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect
The central or dominating idea
Language used to portray sensory experiences using 5 senses
8
Words that imitate the sounds of what they describe are called...
onomatopoeia
conflict
imagery
hyperbole
9
What is a theme?
The central idea; the "message"
The sequence of events in a story
A struggle between opposing forces
A comparison using like or as
10
What is the means through which an author reveals a character's personality?
Characterization
Personification
Mood
Alliteration
11
Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities/emotions:
personification
mood
alliteration
characterization
12
An object, setting, event, animal, or person that is itself, but also has another meaning is a
metaphor
symbol
plot
flashback
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The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature is the...
mood
characterization
theme
symbol

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