An implied or indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or part of text

What is third person limited point of view?

Narrator focuses on the thoughts, and experiences of only one character

A conversation between two or more people as a feature of writing

What is direct characterization?

When the characters traits are described explicitly by the author

Directly compares 2 unlike things by stating one is the other

What is figurative language?

Refers to use of words with a meaning different from the literal meaning

The atmosphere of the narrative

What is first person point of view?

When the story is narrated by a character using "I" or "we"

The main subject that is being discussed or described in writing

The literal or primary meaning of a word

What is third person omniscient point of view?

Narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters

What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human.

The time and place in which the events of a story occur

Strategy that involves exaggerated statements not to be taken literally

What is internal conflict?

A struggle occurring within a character's mind.

What is external conflict?

A struggle that occurs between a character and an external force

Part of story where background information is provided to audience

The organization and arrangement of content in a piece of writing

Compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"

Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind

What is verbal irony?

When a speaker says something but means the opposite

What is indirect characterization?

Reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly

The attitude or feeling expressed by the author through their writing

What is a central idea?

The main point or underlying message of a piece of writing

2+ words/phrases that have the same meaning and are the same grammatically

What is situational irony?

Something happening that is very different to what was expected

What is juxtaposition?

Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not

Narrator that tells the story or presents the ideas in a story, or speech

A recurring element that appears throughout a piece of literature

What is foreshadowing?

An advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.

When a scence from the past is shown in the middle of the current narrative

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning

The idea that things represent other things

The choice and use of words and phrases in writing

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What is Allusion?
The mandela effect
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Something likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses
An implied or indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or part of text
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What is third person limited point of view?
When the narrator knows everything
Narrator focuses on the thoughts, and experiences of only one character
When the narrator only speaks directly to one character and not the others
When the story is told from the perspective of the main character
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What is Dialogue?
long loud piercing cries of excitement
A conversation between two or more people as a feature of writing
A quotation from a text or speech
the world's strongest drug
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What is direct characterization?
The process of developing a plot and storyline
When the characters traits are described explicitly by the author
The setting and environment in which a story takes place
When character traits are revealed through actions and dialogue
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What is a metaphor?
Repetition of the same vowel in a sentence
An internal struggle of the main character
Punctuation that is ?!.() all combined!
Directly compares 2 unlike things by stating one is the other
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What is figurative language?
Chronological order of events in an essay
The grammatical structure of a sentence
Refers to the factual information in a text
Refers to use of words with a meaning different from the literal meaning
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What is genre?
A specification used in writing, commonly found in Roman literature.
a figure of speech that implicitly compares two things.
A specific type of writing.
Hip hop
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What is mood?
How the author portrays each characters family tree
The atmosphere of the narrative
The time, place, and person that the author describes
Crazy attitude
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What is first person point of view?
When the story is told by an outside narrator
When the narrator speaks using "you" to directly address the reader
When the story is told from the perspective of an object or animal
When the story is narrated by a character using "I" or "we"
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What is theme?
Time and place that a story occurs.
Characters name and backstory.
The specific plot events that happen in the story.
The main subject that is being discussed or described in writing
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What is denotation?
The art of crafting metaphors and similes
Refers to the rhythm in poetry
The literal or primary meaning of a word
The use of a word to express a feeling or emotion
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What is third person omniscient point of view?
Narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters
Narrator finds his way to skibidy toilet
A beautiful writing strategy created by Henry Ford
Narrator narrates until you know the characters well enough
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What is personification?
Giving non human characteristics to humans.
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human.
GIving characteristics to characteristics at humans non.
Becoming a character when you're not even a human.
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What is setting?
The main conflict of problem in a story
The theme or underlying message of a narrative
Refers to the dialogue between characters
The time and place in which the events of a story occur
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What is hyperbole?
The use of words to mimic sounds they describe
Strategy that involves exaggerated statements not to be taken literally
Type of metaphor used to compare two unlike things
The superbowls cousin
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What is internal conflict?
Character fighting nature
Punching yourself
A struggle between two characters in a story.
A struggle occurring within a character's mind.
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What is external conflict?
An advanced biography in which the author quotes his least favorite poems
Hitting yourself when you're mad
A struggle that occurs between a character and an external force
Boxing
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What is exposition?
Part of story where background information is provided to audience
Climax or turning point of a story
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A resolution or conclusion of a narrative
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What is structure?
The organization and arrangement of content in a piece of writing
The process of editing and proofreading a piece of work
Choice of words and phrases in an essay
Building a house
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What is a simile?
A way to describe something exactly the way it is, no comparison
A comparison between two things but without using "like" or "as"
A way to say something is way bigger or better than it actually is
Compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"
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What is imagery?
Picture books
The use of statistical data to support an argument
Descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind
A major in college for young illustrators
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What is verbal irony?
When the setting of a story reflects the emotions of the characters
When an event’s outcome is the exact opposite of what was intended
When a speaker says something but means the opposite
When the plot of a story unexpectedly changes direction
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What is indirect characterization?
Randomly picking characters names before writing a book
Reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly
Five periods per sentence?!?!
Stating all of the traits of a character on the first page of a book
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What is tone?
The background details that set the scene in a story
The attitude or feeling expressed by the author through their writing
The type of plot twist that happens at the end of the story
The main message or moral of the story
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What is a central idea?
The physical setting where the story takes place
The middle page of a long book
Where the author was born
The main point or underlying message of a piece of writing
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What is parallelism?
2+ words/phrases that have the same meaning and are the same grammatically
2 lines that will never intersect
A psyhological masterpiece
Structuring your sentences with one more word in your next sentence
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What is situational irony?
Having low iron depending on what you are doing
Something happening that is very different to what was expected
When the narrator of a story knows more than the characters
When a character’s thoughts directly contradict their actions
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What is juxtaposition?
The literal or primary meaning of a word
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Refers to the sequential order of events in a timeline
Repeating the same word or phrase for emphasis
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What is dramatic irony?
When the story has a surprise ending that no one saw coming
When a character’s actions are completely opposite to what they say
When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not
When a character says one thing but means the opposite
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What is a speaker?
Narrator that tells the story or presents the ideas in a story, or speech
The character who is the main villain in the story
The narrator who is always in the background and never says anything
The person who listens to someone else's story
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What is motif?
Refers to the dialogue between characters in literature
A recurring element that appears throughout a piece of literature
The main character in a story
A detailed description of a setting
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What is foreshadowing?
Reading the last page of a book.
An advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.
Copying the movements of a 4 year old.
Crazy forearm shadow on a really sunny day
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What is a flashback?
A moment when the character is thinking about the future
When a scence from the past is shown in the middle of the current narrative
A scene where the character gets a vision from the future
When a character tells a story about something that hasn’t happened yet
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What is connotation?
negative annotation process used by King Louis XIV
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of a sentence
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
The true meaning of deja vu
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What is symbolism?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
The idea that things represent other things
Winning the Olympics!
A musical instrument consisting of a slightly concave round brass plate
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What is diction?
A writing strategy used in writing to make your writing the best in classs
Plot structure of a story
Refers to the physical description of characters in a novel
The choice and use of words and phrases in writing

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