the use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning

Plot in literature is

the series of related events in a story or a play

Personification in literature is

human feelings or attitudes in an object or animal

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole:

If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die.

Incredible exaggeration or overstatement

What is Alliteration?

The repetition of consonant sounds.

Which of the following is an example of a personification:

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

What is the conflict in a story?

the problem or struggle in the story

Which of the following is an example a simile

Last night, I slept like a log.

What is the climax in a story?

the turning point in the story; usually has great suspense

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1
Onomatopoeia is
the series of related events in a story or a play
The central character in a story
the use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning
2
Plot in literature is
the main idea
same as conflict
the series of related events in a story or a play
3
Personification in literature is
the main idea in a story
the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
human feelings or attitudes in an object or animal
4
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole:
Life is good.
If I can’t get a Smartphone, I will die.
Pretty as a peach.
5
When or where a story takes place is the..
plot
conflict
setting
6
Hyperbole is
Incredible exaggeration or overstatement
a comparison between two things
speaker or write's choice of words
7
The resolution comes at the...
middle of the story
end of the story
beginning of the story
8
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor:
Life is a journey!
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse !
The night was as black as coal.
9
What is Alliteration?
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word
The repetition of consonant sounds.
A speaker or writer’s choice of words
10
Which of the following is an example of a personification:
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
She is as pretty as a rose
Life is like a peach.
11
The exposition is at the..
beginning of the story
end of the story
middle of the story
12
What is the conflict in a story?
the problem or struggle in the story
the insight about human life that is revealed in a work
the vantage point from which a writer tells a story
13
The rising action in a story comes after the...
falling action
exposition
resolution
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Which of the following is an example a simile
The car door made a loud thud when it closed.
Last night, I slept like a log.
The stars were diamonds in the sky.
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What is the climax in a story?
the turning point in the story; usually has great suspense
the series of related events in a story or a play
the form of discourse that tells about a series of events

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