Figurative Language and Plot Elements Review

Question 1

A play on words.

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Pun

Question 2

The author tells us directly about a character.

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Direct Characterization

Question 3

When the author uses words and phrases that activates the reader’s five senses.

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Imagery

Question 4

Involves a struggle between two (2) opposing forces.

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Conflict

Question 5

A phrase that uses two opposite terms to create a new meaning.

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Oxymoron

Question 6

Anything (an action, picture, word, object, etc.) that stands for something else.

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Symbol

Question 7

An interruption in the action to recount an earlier event.

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Flashback

Question 8

The spot in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point; a decisive moment, turning point.

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Climax

Question 9

Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.

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Consonance

Question 10

A set of words using the same sound or letters repeatedly

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Alliteration

Question 11

Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

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Personification

Question 12

A character who has many and/or contradicting characteristics.

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Round Character

Question 13

The time, atmosphere, and environment or surrounding in which an event or story takes place.

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Setting

Question 14

When the outcome is deliberately the opposite of what we’d expect to happen.

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Irony

Question 15

A sentence, statement, or paragraph that contradicts itself.

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Paradox

Question 16

A phrase or expression that isn't meant to be taken literally; holds a different meaning than its literal meaning.

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Idiom

Question 17

A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action.

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Dynamic Character

Question 18

The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel, or any other story. May be the "hero."

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Protagonist

Question 19

A character, a group of characters, or a thing which stands in opposition to the main character.

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Antagonist

Question 20

A comparison between two unlike things that does not include "like" or "as".

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Metaphor

Question 21

A figure of speech using the words, "like", or "as" to compare two objects.

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Simile

Question 22

When two or more words near each other repeat the same vowel sound.

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Assonance

Question 23

A comparison to show how 2 things are similar either for explanation or clarification.

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Analogy

Question 24

When the story hints at something that may happen later.

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Foreshadow

Question 25

Character who shows qualities in contrast with qualities of another character to highlight traits of the 1st character.

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Foil

Question 26

Feeling, vibes, or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.

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Mood

Question 27

An attitude of a writer toward his/her subject and/or the audience.

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Tone

Question 28

The message or lesson about the main topic, subject, or concept the author is trying to point out, or draw attention to.

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Theme

Question 29

An extreme exaggeration.

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Hyperbole

Question 30

A brief reference to someone/something famous.

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Allusion

Question 31

A character who stays the same throughout the entire story.

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Static Character

Question 32

Writing that creates a figure of something in the reader’s mind through inferential meaning and description.

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Figurative Language

Question 33

A character who is underdeveloped with minimal information about them.

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Flat Character

Question 34

The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings, such as plop, whisper, and Bang!

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Onomatopoeia

Question 35

The character is revealed through their personality, appearance, words, actions, and effect on others.

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Indirect Characterization

Figurative Language and Plot Elements Review

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