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“the tornado
danced across
the field” is an
example of this
type of
language.
What is
personification?
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“his lips were like
roses, his nose
like a cherry” is
an example of this
type of language.
What is a
simile?
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“Sally sells sea
shells by the
seashore” is an
example of this
type of language.
What is
alliteration?
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The Franks being
captured by the
Nazis just as the war
was ending exhibits
this literary element.
What is
irony?
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Referring to
Stonewall Jackson
in To Kill a
Mockingbird is an
example of this
literary element.
What is an
allusion?
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The repetition
of sound
creates this
poetic element.
What is
rhyme?
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Poetry with no
regular pattern of
rhyme or rhythm
is referred to by
this term.
What is
“free
verse”?
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Paul Revere’s
Ride is an
example of
this type of
poetry.
What is
narrative
poetry?
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One person
may express
his feelings in
this type of
short poem.
What is a
lyric poem?
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Shakespeare
used iambic
pentameter
to write
these prose.
What are
sonnets?
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Zeus might be
the main
character in this
type of folklore.
What is
a myth?
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Aesop’s fables
had this clear
purpose in
mind.
What is
to teach a
moral
lesson?
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“Knowledge of
ordinary people”
is the goal
of this genre.
What is
folklore?
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Exaggerated
characters and
heroic acts are
features of this
type of story.
What are
tall tales?
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This
supernatural
figure offered an
olive tree to the
Greek people.
Who is
Athena?
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The main
character may
be referred to by
this term in a
story.
What is
the
protagonist?
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Conversation
between two
characters in a
play may be
defined by this
term.
What is
dialogue?
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The main
message in
a story.
What is
the theme?
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Characters and
setting are
introduced in
this part of a
story.
What is the
exposition?
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A story of two
men competing in
a race is an
example of what
type of conflict?
What is man
vs man?
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When an author
writes a book
about himself it is
referred to by this
term.
What is an
autobiography?
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A person, place
or thing that
means one
thing, but
suggests
another.
What is a
symbol?
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The high
point of the
plot.
What is the
climax?
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An all knowing
outsider who
knows the
thoughts of all
the characters
tells the story.
Who is an
omniscient
narrator?
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This technique
allows the author
to plant clues
towards events
that will occur
later in the story.
What is
foreshadowing?
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Literary
terms
Calling oneself the
“greatest student
in Caruso history”
would be a good
example of this.
What is
hyperbole?