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She is like a rose is an example of ________ ?
hyperbole
simile
sonnet
metaphor
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Biased or misleading information used to promote a point of view.
bias
propaganda
point of view
dialogue
3
What type of irony is this?
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
just irony
4
Indirect reference to a person, place, event, or thing
stanza
illusion
dialogue
allusion
5
An incident or event is hinted at in a story.
foreshadowing
alliteration
theme
flashback
6
The use of familiar or conversational language.
colloquial language
conversation
narrative
dialect
7
Repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u) is ______ ? (Best answer)
assonance
allusion
consonance
alliteration
8
A character that undergoes a change or development during the course of a narrative.
round character
dynamic character
static character
flat character
9
The presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it really is.
understatement
overstatement
speaker
symbolism
10
A recurring theme, situation, incident, idea, image, or character type.
point of view
narrative
theme
motif
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Showing an event that happened earlier.
lyric
reference
flashback
foreshadowing
12
Repetition of initial consonant sounds is an ___?
assonance
alliteration
bias
allusion
13
Indirect reference to a person, place, event, or thing
illusion
stanza
dialogue
allusion
14
A particular way of writing that gives a general feeling of the work.
tone
atmosphere
mood
paradox
15
A commonly found character type that acts and looks the same way throughout literature.
common character
flat character
stereotypical character
dynamic character
16
The point of view in the story told without any thoughts or feelings about the characters.
limited omniscient POV
omniscient POV
3rd person POV
objective POV
17
The point of greatest intensity or suspense or turning point in a narrative.
plot profile
falling action
climax
rising action
18
The use of symbols to represent an ideas or qualities.
simile
metaphor
symbolism
alliteration
19
Old fashioned language is ____________ ?
common language
colloquial language
slang
Archaic language
20
Indirect reference to a person, place, event, or thing
allusion
stanza
illusion
dialogue
21
Informal language that is typically restricted to a particular context or group.
colloquial language
dialogue
formal language
slang
22
A person or thing that contrasts strongly with another person or thing.
antagonist
protagonist
flat character
character foil
23
The giving of human attributes to inanimate objects.
personification
point of view
motif
onomatopoeia
24
What type of irony is this?
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
just irony
25
Two opposite in meaning terms used together.
oxymoron
point of view
alliteration
repetition
26
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
sarcasm
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
27
A cacophony is the use of harsh or unmusical sounds, usually found in poetry
false
true
28
The atmosphere in a story and/or the emotional pattern.
parable
mood
motif
tone
29
The giving of human attributes to inanimate objects.
motif
point of view
onomatopoeia
personification
30
What type of irony is this?
just irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
31
Words or phrases that create pictures in the reader's mind.
first person point of view
metaphor
imagery
jargon
32
The presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it really is.
understatement
overstatement
symbolism
speaker
33
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
sextet
couplet
octave
quatrain
34
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt.
verbal irony
dramatic irony
sarcasm
situational irony
35
A story with a second partially hidden meaning.
allegory
allusion
cacophony
contrast
36
The atmosphere in a story and/or the emotional pattern.
motif
parable
mood
tone
37
Words that imitate sound.
assonance
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
38
A commonplace type of character that often appears in literature.
dynamic character
stock character
round character
flat character
39
The deliberate contrast of characters, settings, or situations for effect.
lyric
juxtaposition
oxymoron
paradox
40
The atmosphere in a story and/or the emotional pattern.
tone
mood
motif
parable
41
Words in a conversation.
diction
speech
talking
dialogue
42
A flat character does not have much detail and can be described often in one sentence.
true
false
43
A speech addressed to an absent or dead person or object.
quotation
dialogue
apostrophe
talking
44
The order of a literary work based on time. (Best answer)
cliche
chorus
chronological order
a sequence of events
45
The atmosphere in a story and/or the emotional pattern.
mood
parable
motif
tone
46
A particular way of writing that gives a general feeling of the work.
paradox
atmosphere
tone
mood
47
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for effect.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
exageration
48
A word or term that is a substitute for a harsher word or term.
Allegory
Euphemism
Contrast
Compare
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Showing an event that happened earlier.
reference
flashback
foreshadowing
lyric
50
Showing an event that happened earlier.
reference
flashback
lyric
foreshadowing
51
Repetition of initial consonant sounds is an ___?
allusion
assonance
alliteration
bias
52
Told from the 3rd person POV but restricted to the thoughts of just one character.
limited omniscient point of view
3rd person point of view
objective point of view
omniscient point of view
53
An allegory is a story with a second meaning.
true
false
54
An exaggerated imitation for comic effect.
metaphor
simile
parody
hyperbole
55
She is like a rose is an example of ________ ?
metaphor
hyperbole
sonnet
simile
56
What type of irony is this?
situational irony
just irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
57
What type of irony is this?
verbal irony
just irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
58
She is a rose is an example of a __________ ?
personification
characterization
metaphor
simile
59
A person or thing that contrasts strongly with another person or thing.
protagonist
antagonist
flat character
character foil
60
What type of irony is this?
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
just irony
61
A word or term that is a substitute for a harsher word or term.
Euphemism
Allegory
Contrast
Compare
62
Repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u) is ______ ? (Best answer)
allusion
consonance
alliteration
assonance
63
The figure of speech that replaces the name of one thing with the name of something related.
simile
metaphor
metonymy
assonance
64
She is like a rose is an example of ________ ?
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
sonnet
65
A round character is a character who is complex and is fully described in a story.
true
false
66
A particular way of writing that gives a general feeling of the work.
tone
paradox
atmosphere
mood
67
A person or thing that contrasts strongly with another person or thing.
character foil
protagonist
antagonist
flat character
68
What type of irony is this?
situational irony
dramatic irony
just irony
verbal irony
69
Repetition of initial consonant sounds is an ___?
alliteration
bias
assonance
allusion
70
An allegory is a story with a second meaning.
true
false
71
The time and place in which the events in a story occur.
climax
rising action
setting
conflict
72
An apparently self-contradictory statement that is in fact true.
alliteration
contrast
paradox
oxymoron
73
A cacophony is the use of harsh or unmusical sounds, usually found in poetry
false
true
74
The use of familiar or conversational language.
narrative
colloquial language
conversation
dialect
75
Biased or misleading information used to promote a point of view.
propaganda
bias
point of view
dialogue
76
A phrase or opinion that is overused.
opinion
simile
metaphor
cliche
77
The point of view in the story told without any thoughts or feelings about the characters.
objective POV
omniscient POV
3rd person POV
limited omniscient POV
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A word or term that is a substitute for a harsher word or term.
Euphemism
Allegory
Compare
Contrast