What is Personification?

giving human characteristics to non-human objects

the author takes you a previous time in the narrative

The sequence of events in a story. The plot includes 5 parts

literary that ridicule the foolishness/faults of individuals

What is Meter? (for English)

Rhythmic pattern formed with stressed & unstressed syllables

What is Dramatic Irony?

When the reader/viewer knows something a character doesn't

A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods/heroes

What is Alliteration?

The repetition of sound at the beginning of a word

A character who provides a contrast to another character

The writer's attitude towards his or her work.

The dictionary meaning of a word

What is Foreshadowing?

The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

Poetry not written in a regular patter of meter or rhyme

Literature with similarities in form, style, or subject

A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as

Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines

The pattern of beats or stresses

A central idea that is evident from actions and events in it

What is an Antagonist

A character in conflict with a main character or protagonist

The feeling created in the reader

group of words that contradict each other: controlled chaos

Ideas or tone (not in the definition) associated w/ a word.

The repetition of sounds at the ends of words

What is Figurative Language?

Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted as literal

statement that seems contradictory but actually may be true

Language that appeals to any of the five senses.

A conversation between characters

poem made up of 4 lines, usually with definite rhythm scheme

The uniformity of grammatical sentence parts

Anything that stands for something else

group of lines in poems that acts like a paragraph in a poem

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone

A fiction, nonfiction, or dramatic story (connected events)

A speech by a character that is said to another character(s)

3rd part of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action

The ordinary form of written language. (Poetry is not prose)

A story with 2+ levels of meaning- a literal & symbolic

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What is an Exposition?
A museum exhibit
Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted as literal
The first part of the plot
Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
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What is Personification?
The uniformity of grammatical sentence parts
Sound words (pop, ring, sizzle)
making characters seem more human by giving them personality
giving human characteristics to non-human objects
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What is a Flashback?
A really fast comic book character
Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
the author takes you a previous time in the narrative
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What is a Plot
The sequence of events in a story. The plot includes 5 parts
a villainous plan to kill someone
A stanza or poem made up of four lines
The main character in a literary work
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What is Satire?
literary that ridicule the foolishness/faults of individuals
When and/or where a story takes place
a tired type of satine
A brief work of fiction
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What is Meter? (for English)
A speech by a character that is said to another character(s)
a unit of measurement (39.37 inches)
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as
Rhythmic pattern formed with stressed & unstressed syllables
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What is Dramatic Irony?
Really intense irony
When the meaning is the opposite of what the character does
When the reader/viewer knows something a character doesn't
A type of story written to be performed on stage, a play
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What is an Epic?
A really epic story
A person, place, thing or idea
A long narrative poem about the deeds of gods/heroes
The first part of the plot
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What is Alliteration?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
The repetition of sound at the beginning of a word
The repetition of the last sound in a word
The repetition of initial vowel sounds
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What is a Foil?
The bad guy in the story
A character who provides a contrast to another character
The main character
A thin metal that you wrap leftovers in
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What is Tone?
Words that suggest the opposite of what is meant
An exaggerated statement
The writer's attitude towards his or her work.
A play on words
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What is Denotation?
A conversation between characters
The dictionary meaning of a word
A type of money
Ideas or tone (not in dictionary) associated with a word.
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What is Foreshadowing?
The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
When the author takes you back in time from the narrative
a type of shadowing technique used in art
Extreme exaggeration
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What is Free Verse?
Poetry written in triambic pentameter
Poetry not written in a regular patter of meter or rhyme
A verse you don't have to pay for
Poetry that rhymes in an ABAB scheme
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What is Genre?
Extreme exaggeration
Literature with similarities in form, style, or subject
A French form of poetry
The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
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What is a Metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as
Extreme exaggeration
a written account of connected events; a story.
Rhythmic pattern formed with stressed & unstressed syllables
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What is Blank Verse?
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines
When there are curse words in the verse that you "blank" out
When you leave a lot of the verse blank
Poetry written in rhymed iambic pentameter lines
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What is Hyperbole?
the repetition of initial sounds
a hyper bowl
extreme exaggeration
when you give human characteristics to inanimate objects
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What is Rhythm?
The pattern of beats or stresses
literary that ridicule the foolishness/faults of individuals
poems formed with stressed & unstressed syllables patterns
The feeling created in the reader
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What is Theme?
A central idea that is evident from actions and events in it
A fiction, nonfiction, poetic, or dramatic story
a special of extension that changes the browser's appearance
The feelings created in the reader
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What is Onomatopoeia
The feeling created in the reader
A country in Africa
Sound words (pop, ring, bang)
The uniformity of grammatical sentence parts
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What is an Antagonist
Someone you don't like
The repetition of initial sounds
A character who supports and helps the main character
A character in conflict with a main character or protagonist
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What is mood?
A fiction, nonfiction, poetic, or dramatic story
Sound words (pop, ring, sizzle)
Explains ideas about real people, places, ideas or events
The feeling created in the reader
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What is an oxymoron?
a moronic ox
statement that seems contradictory but actually may be true
The uniformity of grammatical sentence parts
group of words that contradict each other: controlled chaos
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What is Connotation?
Ideas or tone (not in the definition) associated w/ a word.
The highest point of action in the story
The dictionary definition of a word
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
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What is End Rhyme?
The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
The pattern of beats or stresses
rhyme that occurs within the line of poetry
A regular patter of rhyme
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What is Figurative Language?
Using a lot of exclamation marks
Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted as literal
Writing or speech that is interpreted as literal
Using pictures to communicate (what emojis are based on).
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What is a Paradox?
group of words that contradict each other: controlled chaos
statement that seems contradictory but actually may be true
giving human characteristics to non-human objects
The uniformity of grammatical sentence parts
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What is Imagery?
Language that appeals to any of the five senses.
Using your imagination when you don't know the answer
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as
Writing poetry in the shape of an image
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What is a Dialogue?
The dictionary meaning of a word
A story written to be performed on stage, a play
The form of language spoken in a particular region or group
A conversation between characters
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What is a Quatrain?
a train with four cars attached
The pattern of beats or stresses
poem made up of 4 lines, usually with definite rhythm scheme
A regular patter of rhyme
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What is Parallelism?
The uniformity of grammatical sentence parts
The main character in a literary work
A geometry term
A play on words
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What is a Pun?
A play on words
The final part of the plot that brings the story to a close
A regular patter of rhyme
a joke that isn't funny
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What is a Symbol?
Words that suggest the opposite of what is meant
Anything that stands for something else
Ending punctuation marks
The writer's attitude towards his or her work.
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What is a Stanza?
A fourteen-line lyric poem
group of lines in poems that acts like a paragraph in a poem
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
A feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events
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What is a Soliloquy?
A brief work of fiction
When and/or where a story takes place
A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone
A fourteen-line lyric poem
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What is a Narrative?
Sound words (pop, ring, sizzle)
A conversation between characters
A fiction, nonfiction, or dramatic story (connected events)
A story written to be performed on stage, a play
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What is a Monologue?
a single log on a fire
A long speech about the thoughts of a character alone
The feeling created in the reader
A speech by a character that is said to another character(s)
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What is a Climax?
The opening of the story/plot
The end of the story (last part of the plot)
3rd part of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action
A realtor group (they sell houses)
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What is Prose?
The main character in a literary work
The ordinary form of written language. (Poetry is not prose)
The repeated use of any element of language
A genetically modified rose
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What is an Allegory?
A story with 2+ levels of meaning- a literal & symbolic
A Brief/true story that is funny/strange & told to entertain
A reference to a renown person, place, event, literary work,
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
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What is an Idiom?
A cultural expression
The repetition of initial sounds
Extreme exaggeration
The plural form of idiot

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