Literary Terms
More Literary Terms
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Main idea
What is the main point of a story?
100
Personification
What is giving human characteristics to a non-living thing?
200
A hint or clue from the author about upcoming events
What is foreshadowing?
200
Onomatopoeia
What is a sound word?
300
A phrase combining two seemingly unlike elements.
What is oxymoron?
300
An expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words.
What is idiom?
400
Comparing two unlike things, using the word "like" or "as."
What is simile?
500
Metaphor
What is comparing two unlike things using the verb "to-be."
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