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A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. 

What is a metaphor?

100
Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object.
What is personification
100
The central character in a literary work
What is the protagonist
100

What is this an example of?

"Life is like a box of chocolates"

What is a simile?
100

What is this an example of?

"BOOM, POW, BUZZ"

What is an onomatopoeia?

200

What is this an example of?

"Sally sold seashells by the seashore."

What is an alliteration?

200

A speaker or writer’s choice of words.

What is diction

200

A literary and storytelling technique where an author plants hints or clues about future events in the narrative, building suspense and preparing the audience for what is to come.

What is foreshadowing?

200

The use of an object, person, or idea to represent something else, typically an abstract concept or idea that goes beyond its literal meaning.

What is symbolism?

200

The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.

What is imagery

300

What type of character is this an example of? (Static, dynamic, round, or flat)

Scar from The Lion King, who remains evil throughout the story.

What is a static character?

300
A contradiction or incongruity between appearance or expectation and reality.
What is irony
300

What is this an example of?

"What lovely weather!" while caught in a terrible rainstorm.

What is verbal irony?
300

A one dimensional character who lacks depth.

What is a flat character?

300

A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time.

What is a flashback

400
Poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.
What is juxtaposition
400

A character who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action.

What is a dynamic character

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Involves a discrepancy between a character’s perception and what the reader or audience knows to be true.
What is dramatic irony
400

A narrative point of view where a story is told by an external narrator using "he," "she," or "they," but the narrator's access is restricted to the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of only one specific character.

What is third person limited point of view?

400

The narrator is an observer who uses pronouns such as "he," "she," and "it." This narrator is all-knowing, reliable, and can enter the mind of any character at any time.

What is third person omniscient point of view

500


When there's a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. It often involves a twist or a surprise, where the outcome is the opposite of what is anticipated. The unexpected nature of these events creates a humorous or tragic effect. 


What is situational irony?
500

The literal, straightforward meaning of a word

What is denotation

500

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

What is tone?

500
A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times….”
What is hyperbole
500

The suggestive meaning of a word, and all of the cultural associations it brings up

What is connotation

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