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Literary Devices Review
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The sequence of events in a story is knows as the...
Setting
Protagonist
Plot
Theme
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A metaphor that extends throughout a piece of writing is called an…
Headache
Extended Metaphor
Extension Metaphor
Super Long Metaphor
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The moment of greatest tension and excitement in a story is known as the...
Exposition
Conflict
Resolution
Climax
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The type of characterization in which the author SHOWS the reader what the character is like is...
Direct
Indirect
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The loose ends of the story are generally tied up in the...
Conflict
Climax
Resolution
Falling Action
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Irony in words or language, also known as sarcasm, is called …
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
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A conflict between a character and an outside force is known as...
Eternal
Internal
External
Nocturnal
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A comparison between two things, using the word “like” or “as” is a…
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
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The main idea or over-riding concept of a story, poem, novel, or play is called the...
Tone
Theme
Mood
Plot
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The type of characterization in which the author directly TELLS the reader what the character is like is...
Direct
Indirect
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If the main character in a story is an outcast from the people in the town in which they live, that would be man vs. ...
Society
Self
Nature
Man
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If the main character in a story were stuck in a snow storm, that would be considered man vs. ....
Nature
Self
Man
Society
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The E in STEAL (the acronym for indirect characterization), stands for…
Emojis
Effect on Others
Emotions
Effort
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Internal conflict is also known as "Man vs..."
Society
Self
Nature
Man
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When the author shares information about events that happened prior to the plot, this is known as…
Foreshadowing
Exposition
Irony
Flashback
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A sound device in which the words are the same as the sound that they make is called…
Onomatopoeia
Consonance
Alliteration
Assonance
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The way that a piece of literature makes the reader feel is known as the…
Tone
Vibe
Mood
Theme
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When an author drops hints about what will happen later in a story, this is called…
Flashback
Tone
Theme
Foreshadowing
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When the monsters (in Monsters, Inc.) are afraid of the children, this is an example of …
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
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The "inciting incident" that causes the rest of the story to take place is known as the...
Resolution
Climax
Conflict
Exposition
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A reference within a piece of literature to an outside text/source is an…
Theme
Personification
Alliteration
Allusion
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The author’s attitude toward the subject matter of a text is known as the…
Plot
Mood
Tone
Theme
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"The challenges of adolescence" would be an example of a common literary...
Mood
Tone
Plot
Theme
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When the reader or viewer knows something that the characters do not, this is known as …
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
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When the opposite of what we expect to happen, actually occurs, this is known as …
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
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An extreme exaggeration for dramatic effect is known as a…
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Allusion
Idiom
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When Olaf (the snowman) sings about how wonderful his life would be in summer, this is an example of…
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
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The part of a story where we meet our main characters and are introduced to our setting is known as the...
Exposition
Setting
Conflict
Tone
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In Cinderella, when the narrator explains that Cinderella was “gentle and kind,” this is an example of...
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
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The process by which an author develops a character in a story is called…
Conflict
Characterization
Plot
Irony
