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A comparison between two unlike objects without using like or as
What is metaphor
100
The highest point of action within a story after which everything changes
What is climax
100
The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
What is alliteration
100
A person who tells a story; in literature, the voice that an author takes on to tell a story
What is narrator
200
The events of a story that introduce the characters, setting, and conflict
What is exposition?
200
The attitude that a writer takes toward the audience, a subject or a character
What is tone
200
A person or animal who takes part in the action of a story, play, or other literary work
What is character
200
A comparison between two unlike objects using like or as
What is simile
200
The problem or struggle in literature
What is conflict
300
The main character
What is protagonist
300
The voice talking in a poem
What is speaker
300
A perspective in which an all-knowing narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems
What is third person omniscient
300
The emotion you feel while reading work of literature
What is mood
300
Where and when a story takes place
What is setting
400
The uncertainty or anxiety you feel about what will happen next in a story
What is suspense
400
The universal message developed throughout a text/ the idea the writer wishes to convey about a particular subject
What is theme
400
The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved
What is falling action
400
The most important idea expressed in a paragraph or in an essay
What is main/central idea
400
The events of a story that lead to the climax. Very often the story intensifies and the conflict deepens
What is rising action
500
A reference to a statement, person, a place or an event from literature, history, mythology, politics, sports or science
What is Allusion
500
A literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change
What is static character
500
A contrast between expectation and reality
What is irony
500
Occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a straightforward manner
What is direct characterization
500
A character or a group of characters who stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character, sometimes known as the villain
What is antagonist