Literary Terms & Devices)

Question 1

Show a past event to show a character's motives

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flashback

Question 2

Comparing 2 things using like or as

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simile

Question 3

A description that appeals to the 5 senses

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imagery

Question 4

A problem or struggle between opposing forces

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conflict

Question 5

A universal idea or big life lesson

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theme

Question 6

This lets us observe events & behavior through a character's eyes.

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perspective

Question 7

Something that represents something else

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symbol

Question 8

Writer's attitude toward their subject as seen in diction, etc.

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tone

Question 9

Combining words that contradict each other

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oxymoron

Question 10

The character telling the story takes part in the story, i.e. I / me

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1st person POV

Question 11

A stereotypical character with only 1 or 2 traits

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Flat character

Question 12

The introduction of setting & characters

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exposition

Question 13

A character working against the main character

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antagonist

Question 14

The conclusion of a story

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resolution

Question 15

When a word sounds like what it means

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onomatopoeia

Question 16

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

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personification

Question 17

The most intense point in a story

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climax

Question 18

The feeling we get from a story

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Mood

Question 19

A character that stays the same throughout a story

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static character

Question 20

Where and when a story takes place

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Setting

Question 21

A reference to a well-known person, event, place, or work of art.

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allusion

Question 22

A contrast between what looks real and actually real.

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Irony

Question 23

A character that has positive & negative traits (like a real person)

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round character

Question 24

A character that undergoes a big change by the end

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dynamic character

Question 25

An exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

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hyperbole

Question 26

Comparing 2 things without like or as.

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metaphor

Question 27

When the author gives hints about things that'll happen in the story.

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foreshadowing

Question 28

A conversation between characters

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dialogue

Question 29

The character telling the story is an outside observer; i.e. he/she

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3rd person POV

Question 30

The main character in a story

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protagonist (hero)

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