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As big as a whale is an example of this.
What is a simile?
100
When the author compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
100
examples of this are Man v. Nature, Man v. Man and Man v. Society.
What is conflict?
100
The time or place of a story.
What is Setting?
100
Literary tools used to amplify or enhance a poem or a story.
What is figurative language?
200
when the writer's meaning is opposite what is actually states?
What is irony?
200
The Phantom of the Opera, Sweeny Todd and Sister Act are all examples of this.
What is Drama/Play?
200
This is considered background information on a story to come.
What is exposition?
200
Type of point of view where an the perspective does not fall on one character, but on an omniscient presence.
What is third person omniscient?
200
The adding of human-like qualities to non-human objects or animals.
What is personification?
300
a statement that provides logic, but almost seems senseless and impossible.
What is a paradox.
300
the peak of a story before the falling action arrives.
What is the climax?
300
A short story about a real incident.
What is an anecdote?
300
A significant moment of drama for the main character.
What is crisis?
300
The expression of a sound through words in a passage such as BOOM or POW.
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
Busy, buzzing bees is an example of this literary tool.
What is alliteration?
400
the author's attitude in his or her writing?
What is tone?
400
referencing another story to further explain another event.
What is allusion?
400
a fatal flaw that leads to the downfall of the hero.
What is tragic flaw?
400
The author's choice of words in his writing.
What is diction?
500
This is an example of a sudden realization of drastic knowledge.
What is an epiphany?
500
A play or passage that is written whimsically and is full of comedy?
What is satire?
500
This is considered an imitation of a well known play or writing passage.
What is parody?
500
A short story or poem that can be interpreted to have an alternate meaning.
What is allegory?
500
when a character has excessive pride in his or herself.
What is conceit?
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