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100
A reference to a well known person,event,place,literary work,or work of art.
What is Allusion
100
A writing that tells about real people, places, and things.
What is Nonfiction
100
A speaker or character who tells the story.
What is Narrator
100
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a comparison between tow unlike ideas
What is simile
100
A central idea of a literary work.
What is Theme
200
Repetition of an initial constant sound.
What is Alliteration
200
The authors attitude to the audience and subject.
What is Tone
200
Anything that stands for or represents something.
What is Symbol
200
A character of force that is in conflict with the main character.
What is Antagonist
200
A feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of the events in a literary work.
What is Suspense
300
A conversation between Characters.
What is Dialogue
300
words or phrases that appeal to ones senses.
What is imagery
300
A group of lines that are usually similar in length and pattern.
What is Stanza
300
A story written to be performed by actors
What is Drama
300
A figure of speech where something is described as though it were something else.
What is Metaphor
400
One of the three major types of literature usually musical or emotional.
What is poetry
400
A three line Japanese poem verse form.
What is Haiku
400
The time and place of the action in a story.
What is Setting
400
A sequence of events in a story also called the story line.
What is Plot
400
A repetition of sounds at the end of the words.
What is Rhyme
500
A prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
What is fiction
500
A character whose actions are inspiring or noble
What is Hero
500
Also called the turning point, it is the height of the action in a story.
What is Climax
500
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
What is Rhyme Scheme
500
The main character in a literary work.
What is Protagonist
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