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Literary Terms Review
Literary Terms Review
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Review of literary terms and devices.
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Antagonist
a character constructed around a single idea
the character that is directly opposed to the protagonist
the people, animals, or figures in the story
the central character that overcomes or conquers a challenge
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Romance, science fiction, adventure all are types of...
flashbacks
genres
metaphors
moods
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The use of details to appeal to the five sense.
oxymoron
imagery
personification
narrative hook
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A figure of speech involving a comparison using the words like or as
sterotype
personification
simile
metaphor
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The way in which a writer uses their choice of words to convey their attitude toward a subject.
tone
theme
pun
stereotype
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Something concrete that stands for or represents something beyond itself.
stereotype
personification
pun
symbol
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The sun shined brighter than a lighthouse
simile
irony
motif
metaphor
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The events leading to the solution or outcome of the story
resolution
rising action
climax
falling action
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The central idea or meaning of a work. The message the author is trying to convey.
metaphor
literal
motif
theme
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"silent scream" This is an example of...
idiom
motif
inference
oxymoron
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The Struggle between two opposing forces
climax
conflict
falling action
rising action
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An interruption in the action of a story to show something that happened at an earlier time
diaglogue
flashback
character
climax
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Dialogue
The intentional departure from the normal meaning of a word
The central character of the story
A great exaggeration to emphasize strong feelings
When two or more characters engage in conversation
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A reference to a historical or literary figure or event
anti-hero
Allusion
idiom
oxymoron
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The restatement of an idea that keeps the same meaning but using different words
paraphrase
plot
hyperbole
figurative language
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The creation of imaginary persons so that they seem lifelike
Characterization
Conflict
Climax
Anti-Hero
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The events that lead up to the climax.
rising action
falling action
exposition
climax
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"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it's two tired." Is an example of...
pun
simile
symbol
metaphor
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"I am so hungry I could eat a horse." This is an example of...
mood
idiom
oxymoron
hyperbole
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"Stop pulling my leg!" Is an example of ...
idiom
hyperbole
literal
metaphor
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The overall feeling or atmosphere the writer creates through setting and the use of imagery.
personficiation
narrative hook
irony
mood
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The series of events in a story. Exposition, rising action, falling action, resolution
personifiction
inference
plot
motif
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"Lynn looked very angry and David knew he shouldn't mess with her when she got that way."
1st person
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
3rd person objective
