a serious play, form of literature known as plays

What is an autobiography?

An author's account of their own life

problems or complications in the story

What parts are in the exposition?

audience meets the characters and the setting is introduced

Cause and effect are...

two events related when one brings about the other

Literature based on a humorous or improbable plot

point by point comparison between two dissimilar things

Something you wrap your leftovers in, A character who serves as the contrast to another

an extreme overstatement of an idea used for humor

Having an inclination toward something

literature that instructs or presents a moral

An overused expression that is unclear

a long narrative poem about Gods and heroes

What is alliteration?

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word

the process of identifying similarites

returning to an earlier time to make the present clearer

prose writing that tells an imaginary story

consists of the conversations characters have

a reference to incident in history or a piece of literature

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An image, character that is repeated throughout literature and considered universal is...
Archetype
Antagonist
Comparison
Protagonist
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A character who is simple, two dimensional and shallow
Dynamic character
Flat character
Genre
Round Character
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What's drama?
a serious play
form of literature known as plays
Save it for your llama
a way of life #yolo
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Putting yourself in someone's situation and feeling what they are feeling is...
flashback
exposition
empathy
Irony
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Figurative language is
a literary device used to create a special effect
a sudden moment of understanding
Expressions not literally true
the beginning of a story where the setting is told
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Something that brings forth an image in the mind of the reader is...
epiphany
inference
expostition
Imagery
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What is an autobiography?
A story written about a person.
the process of pointing out the differences between things.
a point by point comparison of a poem and epic text.
An author's account of their own life
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What is conflict?
problems or complications in the story
all the emotions a word can arouse
two events that are related
an expression used so much that the freshness has worn off
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What parts are in the exposition?
complications occur in the plot
a suggestion is made about what is to come
audience meets the characters and the setting is introduced
the resolution, or denouement
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The thing or person opposing the protagonist or hero of the story
Antagonist
Autobiography
Allusion
Assonance
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Cause and effect are...
independent and dependent
two events related when one brings about the other
an author's account of their own life
a representation of a person's attributes or personality
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What is a farce?
the representation of a person's attributes
the author's account of their life
an extreme overstatement
Literature based on a humorous or improbable plot
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Shown through the writer giving speech of the character or revealing what they are thinking
Contrast
Irony
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
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A work of literature that contains unreal elements
Fiction
Non fiction
Fantasy
Poetry
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A sudden moment of understanding is a(n)...
Allusion
epitaph
empathy
epiphany
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What's an analogy?
point by point comparison between two dissimilar things
an enduring work of literature
an image or character that is repeated throughout literature
a reference to a striking incident in history
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a short poem or verse written in memory of someone
Hyperbole
Epitaph
Epic
Exaggeration
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a person, or animal in a story, play, or poem
allusion
assonance
character
cliche
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the process of pointing out differences between things
connotation
cause and effect
contrast
comparison
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the story of a person's life told by another person
autobiography
biography
historical fiction
fictional writing
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What's a foil?
Literature that instructs
Something you wrap your leftovers in
A character who serves as the contrast to another
Literature that provides a morale booster
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Exaggeration is
an extreme overstatement of an idea used for humor
putting yourself in someone else's place
the events that happen after the climax
suggesting what is to come later in the story
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What's a bias?
putting yourself in someone's situation
Having an inclination toward something
a form of lang. that is spoken
A representation of a person's attributes
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A form of language that is spoken in a particular place by a particular group
dialect
jargon
colloquialism
profanity
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Repetition of vowel sounds is...
Personification
hyperbole
Alliteration
Assonance
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What is didactic?
epitaph
a character who undergoes a change
literature that instructs or presents a moral
language that is crude and offensive
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What's a cliche?
A brand of detergent
drama
the process of pointing out similarities
An overused expression that is unclear
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What's an epic?
prose
a long narrative poem about Gods and heroes
Writing in stanzas with rhythm and rhyme
someone who serves as the contrast to a character
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A literary work where a character is speaking as if others were present, feelings revealed
dramatic monologue
farce
ficition
inference
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Some examples of this are... hyperbole, metaphor, personification
figures of speech
literal language
epiphany
foreshadowing
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a character who undergoes a change or growth throughout the story
flat character
foil
static character
dynamic character
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What is alliteration?
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word
an image or character that recurs throughout a story
giving human characteristics to unhuman things
the repetition of vowel sounds - how now brown cow
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A comparison is...
emotions a word can arouse
the process of pointing out differences
when one event brings about the other
the process of identifying similarites
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When the writer states exactly what the character is like...
cause and effect
connnotation
indirect characterization
direct characterization
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The feelings or emotions a word can arouse- like the positive feelings of love
denotation
contrast
connotation
cliche
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What is a flashback?
a long narrative poem
a figure of speech using like or as
returning to an earlier time to make the present clearer
a character who is simple and doesn't change
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"let me be taken, let me be put to death, Juliet wills it so" is an example of...
an inference
enduring love
Insanity
Hyperbole
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His or her reason for writing a work
biography
Author's purpose
Allusion
autobiography
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What is fiction?
Poetry that creates imagery
prose writing that tells an imaginary story
Truth versus reality
Reality uncovered as a myth.
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An author's choice of words based on their correctness, clearness or effectiveness.
indirect characterization
author's purpose
drama
diction
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What is dialogue?
the process of pointing out differences
specialized language used by a group of people
words that are old fashioned and not used
consists of the conversations characters have
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An enduring work of literature that continues to be read long after it's published is....
genre
Cliche
Biography
classic
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What is an allusion?
an author's account of events from their life
the process of pointing out differences
a reference to incident in history or a piece of literature
a deceptive appearance or presence
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An image, character or pattern of circumstance that recurs throughout lit. and is universal
Comparison
Allusion
Archetype
Assonance

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