Literary Elements & Devices

Question 1

What is the term for the main character in a story?

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protagonist

Question 2

Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities/emotions:

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personification

Question 3

Using language to portray sensory experiences using the five senses is...

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imagery

Question 4

The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature is the...

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mood

Question 5

When a writer inserts a scene into a story that occurred before the present time, it is a...

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flashback

Question 6

What is hyperbole?

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Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect

Question 7

What is the means through which an author reveals a character's personality?

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Characterization

Question 8

What is the term for the author's feelings towards their text or the subject matter?

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mood

Question 9

What is a theme?

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The central idea; the "message"

Question 10

What is conflict?

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A struggle between opposing forces

Question 11

What is alliteration?

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

Question 12

What is the term for the reader's feelings towards a text or the feeling the text creates?

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tone

Question 13

What is the term for a character whose attitude stays the same throughout the story?

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static character

Question 14

What is dialogue?

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The conversation between characters in a work of literature

Question 15

What is the term for a character whose attitude changes throughout the story?

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dynamic character

Question 16

What would you most like to see more of in this class moving forward?

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Continued/More of group discussions OR individual work time, Reading more short stories, Watching more media (documentaries, films, videos, etc.), Continued peer-review workshops

Question 17

An object, setting, event, animal, or person that is itself, but also has another meaning is a

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symbol

Question 18

What is the term for the character who opposes the main character in a story?

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antagonist

Question 19

Foreshadowing is...

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

Question 20

What is a metaphor?

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Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect

Question 21

What is the term for a particular category of literature or art?

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genre

Question 22

What is the plot?

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The sequence of events in a story

Question 23

The main or central character in a work of literature is the...

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protagonist

Question 24

Where a story takes place (time period, location, characteristics of surroundings) is its...

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Setting

Question 25

The opponent or enemy of the main character is the...

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antagonist

Question 26

What is the term for something in the story that represents something else?

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symbol

Question 27

The perspective from which the story is told is the...

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point of view

Question 28

Out of these, which type of literature do you like to read best?

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Poems, Plays, Novels, Short Stories

Question 29

Words that imitate the sounds of what they describe are called...

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onomatopoeia

Question 30

What is a simile?

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A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

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