I know my Literary Terms!

Question 1

Hints or clues in a story about what is to come

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foreshadowing

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A long speech in which a character is thinking aloud to reveal his/her thoughts to the audience

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Sililoquy

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"I HAVE A TON OF HOMEWORK" IS AN EXAMPLE OF...

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hyperbole

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What appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs greatly from what is actually the case

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Irony

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The struggle or problem which moves along the action of a story

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conflict

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A short phrase or saying which seems to contradict itself

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oxymoron

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The author's attitude (directly stated or implied) that is revealed by word choice and details

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tone

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"SHE WAS AS QUIET AS A MOUSE" is an example of a...

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simile

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Category or style of literature like drama, fiction, non-fiction and poems

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Genre

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description in a literary work which appeals to the senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, touch)

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imagery

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"THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE" is an example of...

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assonance

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The time and place when/where a story takes place

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Setting

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The overall emotion or feeling created or brought out by the setting, details, action, or tone

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mood

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When the audience knows something important that the character doesn't know

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Dramatic Irony

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The character, group, or idea which works against the protagonist

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antagonist

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"CLICK", "BUZZ", and "BANG" are all examples of...

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onomatopoeia

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This picture is an example of...

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Irony

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When what happens is the opposite of what was expected in that context

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Situational Irony

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Repetition of vowel sounds within words that are close together

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assonance

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Repetition of beginning sounds of words that are near each other

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alliteration

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Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

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hyperbole

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The repetition of consonant sounds within words that are near each other

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Consonance

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Duplicating words, sounds, or ideas for added emphasis

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Repetition

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An author refers to a subject (place, event, or literary work) by using a passing reference.

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Allusion

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"DOUBTING, DREAMING DREAMS NO MORTAL EVER DARED TO DREAM BEFORE" is an example of...

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alliteration

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The main character (good or bad) involved in the conflict which moves the action along

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protagonist

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"THE FLAMES DANCED ACROSS THE LOG" is an example of...

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personification

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Giving human characteristics to animals objects or ideas

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Personification

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A word, figure, character, or object which represents or stands for something else

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Symbol

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The following are examples of...

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oxymorons

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Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other

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metaphor

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"LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER." This is an example of...

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metaphor

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A long speech made by one character to other characters or a crowd

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Monologue

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2 or more people speaking in a literary work

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Dialogue

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What is said is the opposite of what the speaker really means

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Verbal Irony

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Words that sound like what they describe

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Onomatopoeia

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Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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simile

I know my Literary Terms!

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I know my Literary Terms!

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