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person in a story, poem, or play
What is character?
100
comparison that uses "like or "as"
What is simile?
100
comparison that says one thing is another thing without using "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
100
author's attitude toward subject
What is tone?
100
time and place of story, poem, or play
What is setting?
200
story of a person's life written by that person
What is autobiography
200
uses "I" and "me" to tell the story
What is 1st person point of view
200
message of a story, poem, or play
What is theme?
200
hint or clue about what will happen later
What is foreshadowing?
200
meeting of two opposing forces
What is conflict?
300
main character
What is protagonist?
300
character who comes in conflict with the main character
What is antagonist?
300
conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue
300
extreme exxageration
What is hyperbole?
300
highest point of interest or turning point
What is climax?
400
an expression different from the dictionary meaning
What is idiom?
400
an outsider tells the story
What is 3rd person point of view?
400
the outcome of a story
What is resolution?
400
creating a mental picture
What is imagery?
400
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
500
something that stands for or represents something else
What is symbol?
500
words that sound like what they describe
What is onomatopoeia?
500
a way of speaking particular to a certain area
What is dialect?
500
saying one thing while meaning the opposite
What is verbal irony?
500
a reference to another work of literature, art, music, or historical event
What is allusion?