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Literary Elements and Devices (easy level)
Literary Elements and Devices (easy level)
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#Vocabulary #Grade9 An #ELA review of #LiteraryElements
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What is the term for a comparison that does not use "like," "as," or other connecting words?
simile
metaphor
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What is the term for the character who opposes the main character in a story?
antagonist
protagonist
3
What is the term for the events that add tension to the conflict?
climax
falling action
rising action
exposition
4
What is the term for a phrase with two words that contradict each other?
paradox
oxymoron
5
What is the term for when non-human things are given human characteristics?
personalization
personification
6
What is the term for the message of a story or piece of writing?
the theme
the answer
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What is the term for a character whose qualities contrast with another character's?
plastic wrap
foil
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What is the term for the end of the story where the problem is solved?
exposition
resolution
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What's the term for an interruption in the story to reflect on something that already happened?
flashback
fast forward
10
What is the term for the main character in a story?
antagonist
protagonist
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What is the term for something in the story that represents something else?
symbol
juxatposition
12
What is the term for hinting at what will happen later in the story?
tension
foreshadowing
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What is the term for the most exciting or tense point in a story?
climax
falling action
rising action
exposition
14
What is the term for when the tension eases in the story?
falling action
exposition
climax
rising action
15
What is the
literary
term for extreme over-exaggeration?
hyperbole
drama
16
The beginning of a story describing the setting and characters for background is called?
rising action
climax
falling action
exposition
17
What is the term for a comparison that uses "like," "as," "so," or "than."
metaphor
simile
18
What is the term for a situation that contradicts itself?
paradox
equinox
19
What is the term for the way a piece of writing makes you (the reader) feel?
tone
mood
20
What is the
literary
term for a struggle between two opposing forces?
conflict
fight
21
What is the term for the author's attitude toward a subject?
tone
mood
22
What is the term for words that are descriptive and help you imagine something in a story?
senses
imagery
23
What is the term for where and when a story takes place?
setting
plot
24
What is the term for when the opposite of what you expect happens?
irony
vacuumy
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What is the term for the reader's feelings towards a text?
mood
tone
