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100

The perspective from which a narrative is told

What is Pov?(Point of view)

100

The central idea, message, or insight into life

What is Theme?

100

The opposite meaning of a word

What is Antonym?

100

The time and place where a book happens

What is Setting?

100

A comparison of terms that do not use like or as

What is Metaphor?

200

The dictionary definition of a word

What is Denotation?

200

A reasonable conclusion drawn by the reader or viewer from hints provided by the author

What is Inference?

200

The use of words that mimic the sounds they describe (Ex. Boom, Bam, Pow)

What is Onomatopoeia?

200

The use of verbal Irony in which a person appears to be praising something but is insulting it

What is Sarcasm?

200

The struggle between opposing forces

What is Conflict?

300

Characteristics that stay the same

What is Static?

300

The repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem

What is Rhyme?

300

A genre of stories that are made up but could very well happen in real life

What is Realistic Fiction?

300

The main character struggles with the majority of the community based on a disagreement in beliefs

What is Person vs. society?

300

The repeating of a sound or word on and on again

What is Repetition?

400

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables 

What is Meter?

400

Is a seemingly contridictory statement

What is Paradox?

400

Techniques used to convey meaning through sound

What is Sound Devices?

400

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

What is Assonance?

400

The feelings and emotions associated with the meaning of a word

What is Connotations?

500

Occurs when a situation turns out differently from one who one would normally expect, though often it turns out appropriate

What is Situational Irony?

500

The framework or organization of a literary work

What is Structure?

500

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunctions

What is Oxymoron?

500

Any object, person, place, or action that has both a meaning in itself and that stands for itself

What is Symbolism?

500

A polite expression used in place of words or Phrases

What is Euphemism?