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Doppelganger
Ghostly counterpart of a dead person or an alter ego
Focus statement of an essay
Direct speech in a literary work.
Ghostly counterpart of a living person or an alter ego
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Falling action
End of a literary work when the loose ends are tied up.
The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work.
The development of conflict and complication in a literary work.
Results or effects of the climax in a literary work.
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Setting is:
how characters interact
the events that happen
about five characters
when and where a story happens
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What is irony?
Something that stands for or represents something else.
When you iron something.
A contradiction between what happens and what is expected.
A clue or hint at something later in the story.
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imagery
deeper meaning given to everyday objects or events
words that create a mental image
words that have the same sound at the end
section of a poem, usually with rhyme and length
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Antagonist
fights alongside hero
main hero in a story
Condiment King
fights against protagonist
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An idiom is...
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is actually said
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A word representing a sound
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Structure
The manner in which the various elements of a story are assembled.
The Voice of a poem or story.
The main idea or message in a story.
The use of objects or images to represent abstract ideas.
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What is syntax?
The difficulty in writing and editing that takes up the most time.
A tax payable for sentences that are incomprehensible.
The study of how we combine words into sentences.
The study of how syllables make up words.
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What is a tragic flaw?
A defect of a character that leads to their doom.
When a story is not complete and does not have a correct ending.
The main idea of the story that gives a lesson to the reader.
When a story begins with a flashback and ends in the present.
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Rising Action
The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work.
The development of conflict and complications in a literary work.
The results or effects of the climax.
The point in a literary work, where the conflict reaches its turning point.
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what is pun?
painting a picture with words
a play on words or a double meaning
a word that imitates the sound it represent
an exaggeration or overstatement
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What is a protagonist?
The person who does not interact with other characters in a story
The leading character in the story
The person who opposes the main charcter
The person who undergoes no change in a story
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What is mood?
The sequence of events in a story.
The way the story makes you feel.
When and where the story takes place.
The people in the story.
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Define diction.
a particular adaptation of a version of a work
Double walker
word choice to create a specific effect
none of the above
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What is Cosmic Irony?
Megamind
The idea that gods create ironic situations in the lives of humans.
It appears when what occurs is exactly what you would’ve expected.
The funnily shaped constellations.
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Setting can be:
fake
real
fictional
imaginary
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What is Poetry?
An essay
Art of lyrical composition
Text from a text book
A dissertation
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repetition...
address to some inanimate thing
understanding of one thing by means of another
repeating something that has already been said or written
a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence
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Onomatopoeia
exaggerating for effect.
repeating a word or phrase.
using the same sound to start several words.
using words to mimic sounds.
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What is an inference
A prediction made while reading a text
A conclusion made based on evidence and support
A complete guess as to what will happen next in a story
A conclusion made based on theory and research.
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Third Person Limited?
Through the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
When a character tells a story using the pronoun I or we.
The narrator uses the pronouns they, he, or she.
Uses the pronoun you.
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Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
Simile
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Suspense is...
stressing the importance of a word
wanting to know what will happen next
giving a hint as to what will happen later in the story
a dirty pair of pants
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Simile or Metaphor?
Simile
Metaphor
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Parallelism is...
Attribution of a lifelike quality to inanimate object/idea
Similarity of structure in a pair/series of words/phrases
Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases/words
Repetition of the same phrase
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motif
by necessity
recurrent pattern or design
adornment
character that portrays an oversimplified idea
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Is this a metaphor?
Yes
No
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What is a flashback?
An occurrence to go back in time.
To talk about something in the past
Time travel
a vivid memory of an event in the past that makes the present clear.
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An example of a simile
franklin has a heart of gold
She was as big as an elephant
the turtle tickled
use the force
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What is fiction?
Factual and real
invention or fabrication as opposed to fact
A piece of text that a journalist would write in a newspaper.
A book about something that actually happened
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What is a foil character?
lacks quality's associated to a hero
character who stays the same
character who changes due to the story
contrasts with the protagonist in order to highlight traits
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Definition of paradox?
Statement that is more true than false
Statement that can be seen as true and false simultaneously
Statement that is more false than true
The exact opposite in what is said vs. what is meant
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Consonance
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the word
repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in the word
repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words
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stanza
words that create a mental image
section of a poem, usually with rhyme and length
deeper meaning given to everyday objects or events
words that have the same sound at the end
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Third person omniscient is...
Involves "I" statements
Focused through the eyes of a single character
Is an "all knowing" narrator type
Isn't a POV type
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What is connotation?
The implied meaning of a word
How a word is created
A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
Nuance
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dramatic irony
the opposite of what you expect
a speaker speaks something contradictory to what is intended
a brief and in direct reference to a person, place, or thing
audience knows more than the characters
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What is a drama?
piece of scientific research.
story that's meant to be acted out
short piece written in rhyme
story with no dialogue
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Exposition
The turning point in a literary work, where the conflict reaches its peak.
The development of conflict and complications in a literary work.
results or effects of the climax in a literary work.
The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work.
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What is prose?
Poetry
A nonfiction book about a topic
Any text with plot, characters, and setting
A play about a person, place, or thing
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What is Theme?
It describes the main characters
It is the lesson of the story
It is the setting of the story
It is the cover of the book
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What is Metonymy?
a figure of speech where words represent sounds to create an effect
Using words to create an image found on a page.
The art of rhyming words in a particular sequence
When there is a large, surrounding set of voices
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What is cacophony?
the ways of the world
tranquil quiet
A harsh sound
noooo
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Prologue means
Speak at the end of a play
To read a book and talk
Introductory speech to an artistic work
To read a book
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hyperbole
exaggeration that cannot be true
describe in a particular way
same, alike
actions between people
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What is an anti-hero?
A villian who corrupts everyone in the story with lies.
A hero who does good things and has the support of the reader.
The doppelganger of the hero.
A hero who mostly does bad things but still has the support of the reader
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What is a Tragedy?
A tragedy is a play that has a-lot of singing and everyone lives happily.
A tragedy is a play that is depressing and often involves several deaths
A tragedy is a play that has lots of special effects guns bombs explosions.
A tragedy is a play that makes people laugh super hard and feel a warm joy.
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Allegory
The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work.
Results or effects of the climax in a story
the development of conflict and complications in a literary work.
An extended metaphor
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Climax
The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work.
The turning point in a literary work when the conflict reaches an apex.
The results or effects of the climax.
The development of conflict and complications in a literary work.
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Verbal Irony
Saying the opposite of what you mean (sarcasm)
Speaking the truth
Saying a little white lie
They use idioms
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rhyme
words that create a mental image
section of a poem, usually with rhyme and length
deeper meaning given to everyday objects or events
words that have the same sound at the end
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What is nonfiction?
Writing that is based on facts, real events, and people
Writing that is based on things that people make up
Writing that is based on things that are not real
Writing that is based on unicorns and dragons
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Aside
how an author develops character and their personalities
Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds
when a character makes a short speech intended for the audience
almost always a two dimensional or flat character.
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Which are examples of figurative language?
paraphrasing, underlining, highlighting
integrity, persistence, ownership
verbs, nouns, and adjectives
simile, metaphor, personification
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Tone
The character's mindset toward another character
The Baconator from Wendy's!
The character's attitude toward his actions
The reader's attitude toward his subject
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Genre
an expression that cannot be understood from the meaning of its elements.
Language the describes something in detail and appeals to the 5 senses
Extreme exaggeration to add meaning.
Type or category to which a literary work belongs
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Dialogue means
Between two or more people or a conversation
To talk to one poem
To design
To have a specimen
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The peak of action and conflict:
climax
resolution
exposition
plot
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Is this a metaphor?
No
Yes
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What is symbolism?
a person, place, or thing represents something else
repeated initial consonant sounds
a scene from a previous time to lend more info to the story
a comparison with like or as
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What is the purpose of poetry?
All of these
To express a feeling
To create a mental picture
To tell a story
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What is a Rhyme Scheme?
"When things are made out of stuff"-Bill Nye
Using the same letter in each word
the pattern of rhyming words at the end of a/each poem line
A comparison of 2 objects using like or as
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Is this a metaphor?
Yes
No
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What is Assonance?
A reference to another text
repetition of consonant sound in words
Repetition of vowel sound in words
the symbolic meaning of an item
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What is a stereotype?
A dramatic new ideas about characters
A type of stereo
Racism
preconceived opinions not based on reason or experience.
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Theme must be supported by?
evidence from the novel
the author
the number of pages
big tall pillars
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Alliteration
when a character makes a speech for the audience but not other characters.
a character that provides contrast to the protagonist.
The main character in a story.
repetition of consonant sounds folllowed by different consonant sounds.
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Select 1 ANTONYM for epilogue
conclusion
prologue
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What is an oxymoron?
repetition of the first word of sentences
a word or phrase that contradicts itself
words that sound like their meanings
a comparison using like or as
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a tragic hero is
the person working against the protagonist
an admirable person with one important character flaw
main character who is not a good guy; often does bad things
a protagonist who is very sad
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What is first person narrative?
When the writer shows us who a character is based on description.
When the character speaks directly to the reader and uses "I" pronouns.
The conversation between characters in a story.
When someone is narrating the story of someone else.
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Personification
Bible terms
boom!
comparing with like or as
giving a object human characteristics
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soliloquy
Describes a person or thing
When a thing or an idea is given human characteristics
When a character speaks to himself or herself.
A statement that contradicts itself
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Denotation
mind picture
purposeful reference
direct and specific meaning of a word
fictional text
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point of view:
consider in detail in order to discover essential details
a section of a text
The identity of the narrative voice
establish or strengthen with new evidence or facts
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What is a parable?
A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
A parable is a story told by the Apostles
A parable is another word for the Bible
A parable is a type of fairytale
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What is Situational Irony?
the audience knows more info that the characters.
an unexpected change in events that surprises the reader.
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Allusion
repetition of vowel sounds to create a dramatic effect.
the character that is the source of conflict in a literary work.
character that is the source of conflict in a literary work.
a reference to something well-known that exists outside the work.
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What is plot?
When and where the story takes place.
The sequence of events in a story.
The way the story makes you feel.
The people in the story.
