foils are when two characters

contrast each other, and are USUALLY the same gender and age

reference to something outside the text

giving human characteristics to a non-human thing

a simile is a comparison

of two unlike things using like or as

indirect characterization is created through the character's

actions, speech or what other characters say about them

symbol repeated across time and culture

a concrete object that represents something else

direct characterization is when

blunt comments are made about character

anything in a text that repeats

sight, sound, touch, taste and smell

metaphor is a comparison

of two unlike things not using like or as

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foils are when two characters
opposites
contrast each other, and are ALWAYS the same gender and age
contrast each other, but are never same gender and age
contrast each other, and are USUALLY the same gender and age
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an allusion
reference to something mythological
reference to something outside the text
reference to something literary
reference to something Christian
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dopplegangers
same as mentors
same as foils
literary opposites
literary twins
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personification is
giving human characteristics to a non-human thing
giving human characteristics to human things
giving human characteristics
giving inhuman characteristics to a non-human thing
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a simile is a comparison
of two unlike things never like or as
of two unlike things
of two unlike things using as
of two unlike things using like or as
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paradox
appears true but is false
appears logical
appears false but is true
appears untrue
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indirect characterization is created through the character's
other characters' descriptions about them
actions, speech or what other characters say about them
action and speech only
language or what other characters say about them
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an archetype
symbol repeated across time
symbol repeated across cultures and communities
motif repeated across time and culture
symbol repeated across time and culture
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a symbol is
the same thing as motif
a concrete object that represents something else
concrete object which represents something concrete
must be abstract
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hyperbole is
simile
extended metaphor
exaggeration for effect
understatement
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direct characterization is when
subtle comments are made about character
blunt comments are made about character
conversations occur between characters
speeches are made about character
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a motif is
is a symbol in a text that repeats
anything in a text that repeats
must always be concrete
must always be abstract
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imagery involves
sight, feeling, sound and touch
sound, feeling, smell and sight
sight, sound, touch, taste and love
sight, sound, touch, taste and smell
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metaphor is a comparison
of two unlike things using like or as
of two unlike things not using like or as
of two unlike things using like
of two unlike things using as

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