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An object, setting, event, animal, or person that is itself, but also has another meaning is a
Flashback
Plot
Metaphor
Symbol
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The feeling a reader gets from a work of literature is...
Symbol
Mood
Theme
Characterization
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What is a metaphor?
Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect
Language used to portray sensory experiences using 5 senses
A comparison using like or as
The central or dominating idea
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The opponent or enemy of the main character is the...
symbol
protagonist
simile
antagonist
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This type of narration uses the pronoun "I", "We", or "Us"
Second
First
Third
Omniscient
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Words that imitate the sounds of what they describe are called...
Onomatopoeia
Analogy
Conflict
Imagery
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What is alliteration?
The sequence of events in the story
The feelings a reader gets from the story
The central or dominating idea
When two or more words begin with the same letter
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Foreshadowing is...
A struggle between opposing forces
A clue or hint about something that is going to happen later
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
The environment of the story (place, time, location)
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Using language to portray sensory experiences using the five senses is...
Imagery
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Foreshadowing
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When a writer inserts a scene into a story that occurred before the present time, it is a...
Dialogue
Flashback
Symbol
Point of View
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The main or central character in a work of literature is the...
Flashback
Theme
Protagonist
Antagonist
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What is the plot?
The perspective from which a story is told
The conversation between characters
The sequence of events in a story
The main character
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What is theme?
A comparison using like or as
The central idea; the 'message'
The sequence of events in a story
A struggle between opposing forces
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What is the meaning through which an author reveals a character's personality?
Characterization
Personification
Alliteration
Mood
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What is a hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
The feelings the reader gets from a story
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What is conflict?
A struggle between opposing forces
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Conversation between characters
Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later
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Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities/emotions:
Personification
Characterization
Analogy
Mood
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What is a simile?
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
The feeling a reader gets from the story
The way an author reveals a character's personality
The main or central character in the story
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Where the story takes place (time period, location etc.) is its...
Setting
Mood
Tone
Point of View
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The perspective from which the story is told is the...
conflict
mood
setting
point of view
