Vocabulary
What is a synonym?
A word with a similar meaning
A technique writers use at the start of a story to make the reader interested is...
a (story/narrative) hook
Using the weather to create mood or atmosphere is...
Pathetic fallacy
another word for exaggeration is...
Hyperbole
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a novel from which literary tradition?
Mystery / Crime
What is the opposite of a synonym?
An antonym
The central character in a story is called the...
Protagonist
The name for a piece of information in a story that leads readers to make a mistake is a...
Red Herring
Anaphora is when a writer...
Repeats a word or a phrase at the start of successive sentences, clauses, etc.
Metaphors, similes and personification are all examples of this kind of language:
Figurative
When writers provide important background information is it known as...
Exposition
What is it called when an author places two things side-by-side to highlight their differences?
Juxtaposition