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A quiz about Literary Devices. Select the right answer for the definition.
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a clue early in the story that indicates what will occur later
flashback
Back to the Future
foreshadowing
time machine
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The voice in the story, speech, or poem different from the author
Antagonist
Narrator
Author
Protagonist
3
the overall feeling/emotion of a story or poem
poem
irony
story
mood
4
The concluding events in the story.
falling action
rising action
resolution
climax
5
a direct comparison using the word is
smile
metaphor
meatloaf
simile
6
an animal or object is given human characteristics
Garfield
person
personification
personality
7
a description that appeals to one of the five senses
simile
hero
diction
imagery
8
The emotional high point of the main character in a story.
Climax
Exposition
Rising Action
Resolution
9
a human with god-like characteristics sometimes a demi-god
hero
his
hiro
hubris
10
one text refers to another particularly the Bible, Greek Mythology, or Shakespeare
allusion
old person
Shakespeare
relation
11
a character thinks he/she can compare with the gods
hero
hubris
hello
hymn
12
the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, often the opposite
irony
feeling
stop
mood
13
What is a Protagonist in a story?
The Hero
The dragon
The Main character
The villain
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the sequence of events that occur in a story
ending
setting
plot
exposition
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the concluding event of a story
resolution
setting
exposition
rising action
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the specific word an author uses for effect
words
conjunction
diction
dictionary
17
The central problem or issue thats resolved in the plot
problem
99 problems
surprise
conflict
18
The villain of a story, opposes the main character.
Protagonist
Narrator
Antagonist
Hero
19
conversation between characters
dialogue
talking
character
questions
20
a comparison between two different things using the words like or as
simile
meatloaf
smile
metaphor
21
an object that represents something abstract
symbol
mood
personification
Starbucks
22
when the current timeline of a story reverts to an earlier time frame
foreshadowing
flashback
time machine
dog
23
What is the setting in a story?
where and when it takes place
why and how it takes places
why and where it takes place
when and how it takes place
24
What is the exposition of a story?
the animals
the background info of a story
the place it takes place
the grass and sky
25
the perspective or angle from which a story is told
point of view
diction
narrator
theme
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the events that occur in a story, or the twists and turns of the plot
plot
rising action
conclusion
falling action
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The significant life lessons in a story
plot
setting
theme
resolution
