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the narrator speaks to the reader, using the pronoun you.
third-person point of view
second-person point of view
first-person point of view
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The initial consonant sound is repeated at least twice in neighboring words or phrases.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
3
My favorite baseball player was up to bat. Crack! He hit the ball with all his power..Homerun!
simile
metaphor
idiom
onomatopoeia
4
The river was a winding snake through the trees.
personification
simile
idiom
metaphor
5
the time and place of the action in a literary work
tone
setting
mood
simile
6
The comparison of two objects NOT using "like" or "as"
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
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It will take forever to finish my homework.
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
8
author’s attitude toward his or her subject, characters and/or readers
conflict
mood
theme
tone
9
Sound words.
onomatopoeia
personification
hyperbole
idiom
10
Giving human characteristics to objects or animals.
personification
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
11
A figure of speech in which seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. (Two words don’t agree with each other)
allusion
idiom
oxymoron
simile
12
The sight, sound, smell reminded me of the seashore.
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
idiom
13
the narrator refers to himself or herself using I.
second-person point of view
third-person point of view
First-person point of view
14
Pow! He just got knocked out.
personification
onomatopoeia
idiom
simile
15
A character who has not grown or changed by the end of the story.
dynamic
round
static
sympathetic
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CRACK, SNAP, POP
Onomatopoeia
imagery
Hyperbole
metaphor
17
A problem/struggle between a character & another character, a force of nature, or outside force
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
mood
tone
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A problem or struggle that occurs within a character’s mind.
external conflict
internal conflict
resolution
exposition
19
The wind whispered through dry grass.
simile
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
20
A comparison that is exaggerated.
simile
hyperbole
idiom
metaphor
21
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot
flashback
foreshadowing
rising action
irony
22
My backpack weighs a ton.
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
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The mood, tone, or “feeling” created by a particular place, scene or incident
conflict
atmosphere
setting
irony
24
It is a comparison of two unlike things using the word "like" or "as."
metaphor
simile
idiom
hyperbole
25
The sun peeked happily behind a cloud.
simile
personification
idiom
hyperbole
26
A logical conclusion based on evidence in a passage and prior knowledge
inference
conflict
theme
irony
27
A character who grows emotionally, learns a lesson, or alters behavior during story
static
flat
antagonist
dynamic
28
the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told; often first or third person
mood
point of view
tone
protagonist
29
I ran like a cheetah in the 50 yard dash.
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
30
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
alliteration
idiom
metaphor
onomatopoeia
31
the narrator is not part of the action of the story and uses he, she, or they to tell the story.
third-person point of view
first-person point of view
second-person point of view
32
The main character in any particular work of fiction.
antagonist
protagonist
Vilian
minor
33
The main message or moral of a story
climax
theme
irony
setting
34
the use, in a literary work, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
hyperbole
flashback
conflict
foreshadowing
35
It is raining cats and dogs.
metaphor
idiom
personification
hyperbole
36
Life is like a box of chocolates.
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
37
A comparison of two unlike things that do not use the words "like" or "as."
alliteration
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
38
a comparison that shows similarities between two relationships
resolution
conflict
analogy
theme
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The forest was a green carpet.
personification
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
40
The brown, rough sand felt gritty between my toes as I walked down the placid beach.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
simile
imagery
41
The outcome of a story
plot
resolution
irony
theme
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a technique used by authors that emphasizes something by overstating or distorting it
theme
analogy
motivation
exaggeration
