Literary Devices English III

Question 1

"The giggling toddler was tossed up easily by her father; she was light as a feather." =

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Simile

Question 2

parody

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A humorous, exaggerated imitation of another work

Question 3

a mild/indirect/vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

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euphemism

Question 4

Protagonist

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main character

Question 5

The author’s attitude toward his or her subject.

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Tone

Question 6

A story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas. AKA parable.

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allegory

Question 7

A work that makes fun of something or someone in order to highlight the bad in society/culture

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satire

Question 8

descriptive words that helps readers imagine how something looks/sounds/feels/smells/tastes.

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imagery

Question 9

A reference to something from another work that most people are expected to understand.

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allusion

Question 10

country, rap, pop, jazz are example of

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genres

Question 11

language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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irony

Question 12

The sun's rays danced across the hood of his freshly washed candy apple red Buick sedan.

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imagery, personification

Question 13

fable

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A story that illustrates a moral using animals as characters

Question 14

A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.

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foreshadowing

Question 15

The point at which the action in a story or play reaches its emotional peak.

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climax

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sonnet

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Poetry, 14 lines

Question 17

The elements that create a plot.

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conflict

Question 18

A theme or pattern that recurs in a work.

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motif

Question 19

The Odyssey is an example of a/an:

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epic

Question 20

A huge exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 21

Buzz, Kapow, Boom, Flap, Flop =

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onomatopoeia

Question 22

fantasy, historical fiction, romance, and southern grotesque are examples of

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genres

Question 23

Alliteration is the repetition of

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initial consonant sounds

Question 24

a section of poetry/group of lines/paragraph in poetry

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stanza

Question 25

Theme

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the central idea of a work

Question 26

To explain how two things differ

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contrast

Question 27

a pun is

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use of a word in a way that plays on its different meanings.

Question 28

Language that does not mean exactly what it says.

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figurative language

Question 29

Examples are: man v. man, man v. nature, man v. self

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conflict

Question 30

A line of action secondary to the main story

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subplot

Question 31

Which of these teachers is not located in the English hallway?

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Mrs. Keefer

Question 32

A character who represents a certain type of person.

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archetype

Question 33

The repetition of vowel sounds as in “Days wane away.”

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assonance

Question 34

could describe appearance and personality of character or show it through action or dialogue.

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characterization

Question 35

Antagonist

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major character who opposes the protagonist in a story.

Question 36

The narrative point of view whether it’s in the first, second, or third person. =

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voice

Question 37

The point of view of writing which the narrator refers to himself as “I.”

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1st person

Question 38

A monologue in which a character expresses his or her thoughts to the audience only

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soliloquy

Question 39

Chester Cheetah chewed on a chunk of cheap cheddar. (Thanks, Sebastian!)

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=alliteration

Question 40

Language that conveys a certain idea by saying just the opposite (most basic form of "humor")

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sarcasm

Question 41

Giving inanimate object human characteristics.

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personification

Question 42

How an author establishes character.

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characterization

Literary Devices English III

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Literary Devices English III

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