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Another word for the resolution of a story
Assonance
Metafiction
exposition
denouement
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This type of narration uses the pronoun "I", "We", or "Us"
Second
Limited Omniscient
Omniscient
First
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"I'm absolutely starving!" Karen said when she went two hours without food.
Metaphor
Personification
Allusion
Hyperbole
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The repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
Voweliness
Consonance
Alliteration
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Sarcasm is a type of ____ irony.
Verbal
Situational
Dramatic
Emotional
6
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck
Nancy Drew
John Snow
Lorraine Hansberry
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This term refers to two lines of poetry that rhyme.
Couplet
Assonance
Iambic Pentameter
Stanza
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American poet known as the father of free verse poetry
Shakespeare
Whitman
Thoreau
Emerson
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An author's word choice
Denotation
Dialect
Diction
Accent
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words
assonance
alliteration
hyperbole
consonance
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An indirect reference to another literary work, historical event, person, or movie.
Metonymy
Allegory
Allusion
Metaficitonal Technique
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This is the central idea of a work.
Foreshadowing
Irony
Theme
Exposition
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Which is NOT a play by Shakespeare?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Antigone
Romeo & Juliet
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Hints and clues that tell the reader what is coming up next
Theme
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Exposition
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In this type of narration, the narrator is all-knowing/tells several characters' inner thoughts
First
Omniscient
Second
Limited Omniscient
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What color is typically associated with renewal, rebirth, or a fresh start?
Pink
Yellow
Green
Red
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In this part of the story, we learn about the characters and setting.
Climax
Denouement
Exposition
Resolution
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When words in the same line of poetry rhyme
end rhyme
external rhyme
near rhyme
internal rhyme
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This term refers to the author's attitude toward the subject matter in the writing.
Rising Action
Tone
Mood
Theme
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This type of character changes throughout the story/has good and bad traits
Flat
Metafictional
Foil
Round
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An object represents itself and something larger/ a larger idea
Main Idea
Theme
Symbol
Point of View
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This literary device happens when the reader knows something the characters do not.
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Hyperbole
Dramatic Irony
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The ice cream danced on my tongue as the sun cast its rays on me.
Personification
Simile
Allusion
Hyperbole
24
"Her eyes were the sun, illuminating every dark day." What literary device is used?
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
25
This term refers to the conversation between characters in a work.
Dialogue
Dramatic Script
Stage Directions
Dialect
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This type of irony occurs when the reader knows something the characters don't
emotional
situational
verbal
dramatic
27
Sentence structure
Style
Diction
Syntax
Metafiction
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The most bias type of 3rd person narration
Limited Omniscient
Emotional
Objective
Omniscient
29
In literature, this typically symbolizes rebirth or a fresh start.
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
30
A word that has the same meaning as the word in question
Antonym
Denotation
Synonym
Connotation
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This literary device is an extended metaphor.
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Allegory
Allusion
32
Which famous author is known as the father of the modern detective story?
Shakespeare
Stephen King
Poe
Sophocles
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This term refers to the main character of a work.
Protagonist
Flat character
Foil
Antagonist
34
What type of English are Shakespeare's works written in?
Middle English
Early Modern English
Old English
Modern English
35
The wind's whining woke me on Wednesday night. What literary device is used?
Assonance
Internal Rhyme
Consonance
Alliteration
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Meaning/emotion attached to a word
metafiction
simile
connotation
denotation
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This type of third person narration shows one character's thoughts and feelings.
First
Omniscient
Limited Omniscient
Second
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Which is not a typical type of conflict in literature?
Man vs. Psychosis
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man Vs. Nature
39
The dictionary definition of a word
denotation
inference
connotation
detonation
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Characters who are opposite: an example would be Jacob and Edward from Twilight
Allegory
Foil
Antagonist
Dialogue
