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hint of what is to come in a literary work
Mood
Figurative Langauge
Tone
Foreshadowing
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What is repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: “Peter Piper picked a peck.."?
Simile
Speaker
Irony
Alliteration
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What is a flashback?
extreme exaggeration to add meaning
hint of what is to come
type or category to which a literary work belongs
returning to an earlier point in time to make future clearer
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phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory: “living dead” or “Microsoft works”
situational irony
verbal irony
Dramatic irony
oxymoron
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What is diction?
direct speech between characters in a literary work
word choice to create a specific effect
type or category to which a literary work belongs
hint of what is to come
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What's a direct comparison of dissimilar objects usually like/as:“I wandered lonely as a cloud”
Simile
Genre
Irony
Speaker
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the narrator is outside of the story (use of ‘he’ ‘she’ ‘they’)
Foreshadowing
3rd person
Figurative Langauge
Genre
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What is characterisation?
returning to an earlier point in time to make future clearer
The manner which develops characters and their personalities
hint of what is to come
type or category to which a literary work belongs
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What is symbolism?
disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
one thing used to represent something else
when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite
reader or audience knows something a character does not
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What's the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work?
Theme
Tone
Irony
Genre
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What is suspense?
reader or audience knows something a character does not
disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
one thing used to represent something else
keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
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the narrator is a character in the story
Genre
1st person
Foreshadowing
Figurative Langauge
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What is a metaphor?
repetition vowel sound followed by different consonant sound
comparison between dissimilar objects: Her talents blossomed
recurring feature related to the theme
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
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the vantage point or perspective from which a literary work is told…
Figurative Langauge
Point of view
Foreshadowing
Genre
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What is the plot?
The time and place
word whose sound imitates its meaning: “hiss”
comparison between dissimilar objects: Her talents blossomed
sequence of events
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What's a voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking?
Irony
Speaker
Genre
Tone
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What is an aside in drama?
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
recurring feature related to the theme
repetition vowel sound followed by different consonant sound
short speech intended for the audience not heard by others
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What is a stereotype?
standardized, conventional ideas
keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
one thing used to represent something else
reader or audience knows something a character does not
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What is language that appeals to the five senses?
Simile
Irony
Imagery
Speaker
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What is assonance?
repetition vowel sound followed by different consonant sound
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
short speech intended for the audience not heard by others
recurring feature related to the theme
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What is the setting?
comparison between dissimilar objects: Her talents blossomed
recurring feature related to the theme
The time and place
main character
22
when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
Dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
oxymoron
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What's a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud?
Genre
Soliloquy
Tone
Irony
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What is the struggle between two or more opposing forces?
conflict
oxymoron
Genre
Foreshadowing
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What is onomatopoeia?
comparison between dissimilar objects: Her talents blossomed
word whose sound imitates its meaning: “hiss”
The time and place
main character
26
What is an alusion?
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
repetition vowel sound followed by different consonant sound
short speech intended for the audience not heard by others
recurring feature related to the theme
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What is the antagonist?
recurring feature related to the theme
character that is the source of conflict
main character
comparison between dissimilar objects: Her talents blossomed
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What is the protagonist?
recurring feature related to the theme
character that is the source of conflict
comparison between dissimilar objects: Her talents blossomed
main character
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language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language)
Tone
Figurative Langauge
Mood
Foreshadowing
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type or category to which a literary work belongs
Figurative Langauge
Tone
Genre
Foreshadowing
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What is a rhyme?
keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry
repetition of similar or identical sounds
standardized, conventional ideas
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when the reader or audience knows something a character does not
verbal irony
oxymoron
situational irony
Dramatic irony
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when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite
situational irony
oxymoron
Dramatic irony
verbal irony
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What is a rhyme scheme?
standardized, conventional ideas
keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
one thing used to represent something else
pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry
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What's the underlying main idea of a literary work?
Stanza
Irony
Theme
Genre
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What is an hyperbole?
word choice to create a specific effect
type or category to which a literary work belongs
extreme exaggeration to add meaning
hint of what is to come
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What is a group of lines forming a unit in a poem?
Genre
Foreshadowing
Stanza
conflict
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What is dialogue?
direct speech between characters in a literary work
hint of what is to come
type or category to which a literary work belongs
Phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory
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What is personification?
non-human things are given human characteristics
comparison between dissimilar objects: Her talents blossomed
sequence of events
word whose sound imitates its meaning: “hiss”
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What is a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme?
Irony
Motif
Stanza
Genre
