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The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.

What is alliteration

100
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
What is figurative language
100

The words epic and narrative are what type of terms in poetry?

What is literary.

100

The part of a plot line following the climax in which the climax is resolved.

What is resolution

100
A single line of poetry.
What is verse
200

A written account of another person's life.

What is biography

200
A category used to classify literary works.
What is genre
200
The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison, such like or as, are used.
What is metaphor
200

It is always important to ask these in class.

What are questions.

200

This can be first person or third person

What is viewpoint (point of view)

300

The struggle in the story.

What is conflict

300
An overstatement or exaggeration.
What is hyperbole
300
A person, animal, or thing telling the story or giving an account of something.
What is narrator
300
The comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison, such as like or as, is used.
What is simile
300
A author's use of words that affect the meaning, tone, and mood of a text.
What is word choice
400

What is the conversation between or among characters in a literary work called?

What is dialogue

400
The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning.
What is irony
400

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal in an essay.

What is opinion

400

The voice used by an author to narrate a story or poem.

What is speaker

400

Terms that are defined to help you understand the meaning

What is vocabulary

500

These have a plot line and a theme, they can be read in one sitting.

What are elements of short sotries

500

A judgment based on reasoning rather than on a direct statement; understanding gained by "reading between the lines."

What is making an inference

500
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot
500

The major idea or lesson learned in a story.

What is theme

500
The intent established by the writer to inform, entertain, or persuade.
What is writer's purpose