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ACT Aspire Review - Terms
ACT Aspire Review - Terms
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A quiz game to help students review literary terms in preparation for the Act Aspire English test.
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A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come in the story
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
Forecasting
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When a character experiences two opposite emotions or desires that cause mental agony
Plot conflict
Internal conflict
International conflict
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Used to introduce background information about character, events or settings to the reader
Extraction
Plot
Exposition
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A comparison of two unlike things that continues through several sentences or lines
simile
metaphor
extended metaphor
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Literary technique where 2 or more characters are engaged in conversation with each other
perusal
dialogue
chat
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The underlying message, lesson, or belief that the author is trying to get across in the story
Theme
Action
Plot
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Figure of speech that compares and shows similarities by using words such as "like" or "as"
simile
metaphor
gerund
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3rd person writing method where the narrator knows the feeling and thoughts of every character
Solemn point of view
Omniscient point of view
Imperial point of view
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A legend or idea that many people may believe, but that doesn't really have much truth
Nonfiction
Aphorism
Myth
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A figure of speech that has a different meaning than the exact or literal meaning of each word
Synonym
Antonym
Idiom
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A literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story
Plot
Tone
Foreshadowing
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A character or group of characters that stand against or oppose the main character
Opposition
Antagonist
Protagonist
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The central character or leading figure in a story. Sometimes called a "hero" by the readers
Protagonist
Antagonist
Isolationist
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Literary element that causes feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
Mood
Rhetoric
Response
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Attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience; the author's viewpoint
Emotional exposition
Mood
Tone
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The technical term for a person who writes plays
playwright
playmaker
writer
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A meaning that is implied by a word or phrase apart from the thing it truly describes
Connotation
Disguise
Literal
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A series of incidents that create suspense or interest and will eventually lead to a climax
Scenic action
Rising action
Foreshadowing
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A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest theme
Epigraph
Epitaph
Oratory
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A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human attributes
Personification
Animism
Idiom
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A story written about a person's life
by that person
Autobiography
Autograph
Biography
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A figure of speech that involves exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
Metaphor
Hyperspace
Hyperbole
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A story about a person's life
written by another person
Biopiction
Biography
Autobiography
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A stylistic device where a number of words that start with the same sound are close together
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Parliamentarion
