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Category 5
100
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
100
Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
What is climax?
100
A struggle between characters or forces
What is conflict?
100
A statement that can be proved
What is fact?
100
An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play, film, story, or poem)
What is character?
200
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
200
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
What is foreshadowing?
200
A scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order to help us understand something in the present
What is flashback?
200
A personal belief or judgement that is not founded on proof or certainty
What is opinion?
200
A direct comparison of two unlike things by calling one thing the other thing
What is metaphor?
300
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters
What is tone?
300
To make a judgement, to set a value on
What is evaluate?
300
The opposite of what is expected, a twist in the plot or outcome
What is irony?
300
The overall emotion created by a work of literature
What is mood?
300
That which proves or disproves, facts that make plain or clear
What is evidence?
400
Description that appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
400
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
What is characterization?
400
Logical conclusion based on observations
What is inference?
400
Conversation between characters
What is dialogue?
400
To quote specifically
What is cite?
500
To measure, to test for mastery
What is assess?
500
To break down into its parts and examine them to determine meaning
What is analyze?
500
Drawing a comparison by showing a relationship like synonyms/antonyms, parts/whole, or cause/effect
What is analogy?
500
Feeling or emotions surrounding a word like "fat" has a negative _________ whereas "stout" does not
What is connotation?
500
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
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