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What is a term for the literal meaning of a word?
denotation
figurative language
aside
connotation
2
What's the last sentence in your introductory paragraph?
transition statement
thesis
textual evidence
theme
3
When the audience knows something the characters do not:
situational irony
characterization
verbal irony
dramatic irony
4
An idea or feeling associated with a word:
connotation
figurative language
metaphor
denotation
5
What is a literary term that involves a struggle between opposing forces?
inference
oxymoron
conflict
simile
6
a long and tedious speech made by one person in a play
monologue
soliloquy
humor
aside
7
What is a term used to compare 2 unalike things?
monologue
metaphor
personification
simile
8
The narrator's position in relation to the story being told is called:
tone
theme
point of view
central idea
9
What is language that has a meaning that is different from the literal meaning?
metaphor
oxymoron
soliloquy
figurative language
10
A memory of a past event inserted in a story
flashback
plot
sequence
foreshadow
11
What word best describes this picture?
gloomy
humurous
satisfied
uncommon
12
When an actor speaks his thought aloud during a play, it's called:
monologue
soliliquoy
aside
dialogue
13
An indication of a future event is called:
hypnotize
foreshadow
fortune
foreign
14
Attributing human characteristics to something that is not human is called:
metaphor
personification
figurative language
simile
15
The author's attitude toward a piece of writing/subject is called
mood
tone
plot
conflict
16
A conversation between 2 characters is called:
dialogue
drama
aside
monologue
17
The surroundings where a story takes place
setting
hook
theme
thesis
18
When contradictory terms appear together, it's called:
conflict
simile
oxymoron
monologue
19
Comparing two things using like or as is called:
personification
simile
metaphor
fun
20
When a character says the opposite of how they really feel:
dramatic irony
sarcasm
verbal irony
situational irony
21
the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed:
characterization
conflict
plot
personification
22
The main idea of a fictional work is:
theme
central idea
thesis
point of view
23
a conclusion made based on reasoning and evidence is called:
inference
central idea
thesis
theme
24
The central, unifying idea in a non-fiction text?
theme
aside
thesis
central idea
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a brief account of a story's central points is called:
objective summary
introduction
autobiography
biography