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The place a literary work occurs.
What is setting?
100
Something that stands for something else in literature.
What is symbol?
100
A word that sounds like what it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Talk between two or more characters.
What is dialogue?
100
Things used in literature to allow the reader to visualize the text better.
What is imagery?
200
A comparison using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
200
Authors attitude towards a subject.
What is tone?
200
The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
200
When the audience knows something the people in the event don't.
What is dramatic irony?
200
The main character in a story.
What is protagonist?
300
Direct comparison between dissimilar things.
What is metaphor?
300
Reference to something in a piece of literature.
What is allusion?
300
A clash between opposing forces in a literary work.
What is conflict?
300
The perspective the story is told from.
What is point of view?
300
The "bad guy" or the opposing character in a story.
What is antagonist?
400
Hints of future literary events.
What is foreshadow?
400
Repetition of consonant sounds.
What is alliteration?
400
Authors choice of words.
What is diction?
400
The exciting or turning point of the story.
What is climax?
400
Traits that effect characters negatively.
What is tragic flaw?
500
The way an author presents his ideas.
What is style?
500
Grammatical structure of prose and poetry.
What is syntax?
500
A realization or sudden understanding.
What is epiphany?
500
Opposite characters in a story.
What is foils?
500
Stories written to teach a lesson.
What is parables?
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