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In media’s res
In the middle of things story starts without exposition
Exposition
A conflict
In the middle of things
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The voice that speaks behind a poem and the person me imagine to be saying things out loud
Speaker
Point of view
Narrator
Syntax
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Anaphora
Repetition and at the end of a sentence
Repetition of a word
Repetition of a word at the beginnings a sentence
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Genre- different types of literary work
True
False
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When human traits are given to animals or objects
Foreshadow
Personification
Objective
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The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story
protagonist
Challenge
Antagonist
Main character
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Setting
Place
All of the above
Time
Area
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Mood
That author feels
Tone
Emotion
Range of feeling the reader feels while reading a piece of literature
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Antagonist
Starts problem with protagonist
Conflict with protagonist
Protagonist’s brother
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Statement which seems to be to be logical but turns out to be interpretable in a way that it makes a sense
Allegory
Connotation
Diction
Jargon
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A struggle between opposing forces
Conflict
A scuffle
A fight between characters
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Language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people
Conceit
Dialect
Mitochondria
Speech
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A written piece that consist of courageous noble characters who must confront powerful obstacles external or from within
Tragedy
Conflict
Oxymoron
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The resolution of an issue of a complicated plot in fiction
Denouement
Conflict
Anaphora
Jargon
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Used to describe the events that make up a story or a main part of the story
Plot
Colloquial
Turning Point
Jargon
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The time when a situation starts to change in an important positive way
Plot
Denouement
Colloquial
Turing Point
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Foreshadow
Blue and red
Hits what it to come next
Clues
Shadow in the book
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Things are compared by stating that one thing is another
Simile
figurative language
Conceit
Metaphor
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Do a reference to a famous historical or a literary figures or events
Allusion
Reference
Illusion
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Refers to the way in which words and sentences are placed together
Pasted
Taxes
Syntax
Anaphora
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Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession
Jargon
Genre
Allegory
Allusion
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Colloquial is a compound sentence made up of clauses linked by “are”
True
False
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Connotation
Logical sentence
Spelled the way the word sounds
Ideas and feelings associated with the word
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Word choice or general character of the language used be the author
Allusion
Diction
Dition
Dictionary
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Characters or events that represents or symbol ideas or concepts
Syntax
Allegory
Setting
Symbolism
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Used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story
factorization
characterization
Syntax
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Vastly different objects that are likened together with the help of similes and metaphors
Simile
Syntax
Conceit
Metaphor
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Perspective from which the story is being told
Pont of Vew
Point for view
Narrator
Point of View
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Oxymoron is a combination of seemingly contradictory words
True
False
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Recurring structures, contrast or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes
Conflict
Motif
Anaphora
Foreshadowing
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Figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis
Hyperbole
Syntax
onomatopoeia
Dialect
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Literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to it connotative or associated
Paradox
Allegory
Denotation
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Similes,metaphors,hyperbole and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different
Figure Language
Language
Figurative language
Figure of speech
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One who tells a story
Dialect
Speaker
Plot
Narrator
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Mental picture
Symbolism
Imagery
Image
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Authors attitude towards a subject, how the author is feeling about it
Tone
Mood
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Set of two things using the words like or as
Metaphor
Simle
Conceit
Simile
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The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work
Teme
Main idea
Opinion
Theme
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Onomatopoeia
Sound like something else
Sounds like what it describes
Describes what it spells
Sound different that it is spelled
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Symbolism
Symbols
Stands for itself or a greater meaning
sentimental meaning
Feeling felt by readers