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A quiz about Literary Devices. Select the right answer for the definition.
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conversation between characters
questions
character
talking
dialogue
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a human with god-like characteristics sometimes a demi-god
hero
hiro
his
hubris
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What is the exposition of a story?
the animals
the background info of a story
the grass and sky
the place it takes place
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the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, often the opposite
stop
feeling
irony
mood
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a comparison between two different things using the words like or as
meatloaf
metaphor
smile
simile
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an animal or object is given human characteristics
person
personification
Garfield
personality
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the sequence of events that occur in a story
plot
ending
setting
exposition
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a direct comparison using the word is
meatloaf
metaphor
smile
simile
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a clue early in the story that indicates what will occur later
time machine
Back to the Future
flashback
foreshadowing
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What is the setting in a story?
why and how it takes places
why and where it takes place
when and how it takes place
where and when it takes place
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the perspective or angle from which a story is told
point of view
narrator
diction
theme
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the events that occur in a story, or the twists and turns of the plot
rising action
conclusion
falling action
plot
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The voice in the story, speech, or poem different from the author
Author
Narrator
Antagonist
Protagonist
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the specific word an author uses for effect
conjunction
diction
words
dictionary
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The villain of a story, opposes the main character.
Hero
Antagonist
Protagonist
Narrator
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The central problem or issue thats resolved in the plot
problem
conflict
99 problems
surprise
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The emotional high point of the main character in a story.
Rising Action
Exposition
Climax
Resolution
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a description that appeals to one of the five senses
diction
imagery
simile
hero
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What is a Protagonist in a story?
The villain
The Main character
The Hero
The dragon
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the overall feeling/emotion of a story or poem
irony
poem
story
mood
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an object that represents something abstract
mood
personification
Starbucks
symbol
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The significant life lessons in a story
resolution
setting
theme
plot
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the concluding event of a story
rising action
setting
resolution
exposition
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one text refers to another particularly the Bible, Greek Mythology, or Shakespeare
relation
allusion
old person
Shakespeare
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The concluding events in the story.
resolution
climax
falling action
rising action
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a character thinks he/she can compare with the gods
hubris
hero
hymn
hello
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when the current timeline of a story reverts to an earlier time frame
dog
foreshadowing
flashback
time machine
