Literary Terms & Devices

Question 1

when an author makes a reference to something he/she assumes the reader will recognize

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allusion

Question 2

a hint of events to come

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foreshadowing

Question 3

Type of story that has fairies and flying boats.

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fantasy

Question 4

Sam's personality mirrors Eeyore's from Winnie the Pooh.

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allusion

Question 5

Point in the story when the problem is solved

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Denouement

Question 6

when an author goes back to events that happened in the past

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flashback

Question 7

The specific type of conflict in "There Will Come Soft Rains"?

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man vs technology

Question 8

a type or category of literature

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genre

Question 9

". . . my heart was perplexed and confused."

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personification

Question 10

Unexpected twist in a story

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Irony

Question 11

Something that could happen in the future but hasn't yet

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Science fiction

Question 12

Comparison without using like or as

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Metaphor

Question 13

Atmosphere or overall feeling of a story

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mood

Question 14

specific type of conflict in "The Lottery"

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man vs society

Question 15

Something that could happen but isn't true

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fiction

Question 16

This creates a feeling of tension or anxiety in a story

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suspense

Question 17

Hero in a story

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Protagonist

Question 18

". . .the red sweater’s still sitting there like a big red mountain."

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simile

Question 19

Highest point of action in a story

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Climax

Question 20

Represents something in a figurative way

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Symbol

Question 21

Bees buzzed blindly around the blazing blue buffalo.

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alliteration

Question 22

One who the reader does NOT know well

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Flat

Question 23

precise literal meaning of a word

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denotation

Question 24

The use of symbols in literature

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Symbolism

Question 25

Type of conflict in "Through the Tunnel"

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man vs nature

Question 26

James was a prince for bringing me a cup of punch during the dance.

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metaphor

Question 27

The chair wept for the loss of the boy.

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personification

Question 28

A word that imitates sound

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Onomatopoeia

Question 29

Time, date & place of a story

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setting

Question 30

Music creates this in a movie or TV show

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mood

Question 31

"If she had as much talent as she has temper, she’d be famous now."

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simile

Question 32

In general conflict within a character

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Internal

Question 33

repetition of the initial consonant sound

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alliteration

Question 34

Type of conflict in "Harrison Bergeron"

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man vs society

Question 35

"The Lottery" is BEST known for -

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symbolism

Question 36

Two opposing terms used for description

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Oxymoron

Question 37

writing that makes fun of something in order to bring about change

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satire

Question 38

Use of every day language in a story

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colloquialism

Question 39

The introduction of a story is also known as this -

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Exposition

Question 40

Voice or character telling the story

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Narrator

Question 41

attitudes, dialect & setting of a particular area or region

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local color

Question 42

character or force in conflict with the hero

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antagonist

Question 43

Conflict outside a character

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External

Question 44

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

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Personification

Question 45

Comparison using like or as

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Simile

Question 46

"Toot, toot, hey beep, beep"

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onomatopoeia

Question 47

One who changes through the course of the story

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Dynamic

Question 48

girly man; sanitary sewer; loving hate

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oxymoron

Question 49

Events that make up a story

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Plot

Question 50

association, images or impressions carried by a word as opposed to its literal meaning

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connotation

Literary Terms & Devices

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