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ELA 8 Literary Terms & Figurative Language
ELA 8 Literary Terms & Figurative Language
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Review Game for literary terms and figurative language
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Narrator can only tell the characters' actions and dialogue NOT what characters think or feel.
3rd person limited
3rd person objective
3rd person omniscient
1st person
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An element that recurs in stories from a variety of cultures and numerous time periods
motif
allusion
symbolism
mood
3
an expression that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words
oxymoron
idiom
allusion
irony
4
The fire station burned down is an example of
irony
motif
idiom
oxymoron
5
A sense of worry created by the author through description and events in a story
motif
suspense
foreshadow
flashback
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devices used to enhance writing creatively, not the literal language
mood
figurative language
tone
foreshadow
7
The narrator can tell the reader the thoughts and feelings of all or most of the characters.
1st person
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
8
Overall feeling in a written work created by the author using description, events, word choice
plot
mood
tone
fact
9
The author's attitude toward a piece of writing, the topic, characters, and/or the storyline
tone
imagery
mood
irony
10
The person in a story is telling the story from their point of view.
3rd person limited
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person objective
11
an incredible exaggeration
hyperbole
idiom
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
12
The part of the plot that gives background about the story and introduces the characters
climax
resolution
setting
exposition
13
An object that represents something other than what it actually is
imagery
symbol
tone
mood
14
The author's use of description and word choice that appeal to the 5 senses.
oxymoron
idiom
hyperbole
imagery
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to reference something well-known (famous person, literature, work of art)
motif
symbolism
flashback
allusion
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The story line followed in a piece of fictional literature
plot
conflict
resolution
rising action
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when contradictory terms appear side by side and create a different meaning
personification
alliteration
metaphor
oxymoron
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Refers to the intentional downplaying of a situation's significance
allusion
motif
understatement
suspense
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The narrator is not in the story but can tell the thoughts and feelings of only ONE character.
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
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the opposite of what is expected to happens
idiom
imagery
irony
conflict
