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What is a simile?
A comarison of unlikly things using the words like or as.
What is the climax?
The highest point of conflict
What is foreshadowing?
when the author gives hints of what's to come later on in the story
A figure of speech that compares unlikly things is a?
Metaphor
what is repetition?
repeating words, lines, sounds, etc.
What is a motif?
A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme.
what is characterization?
the way in which the author develops the personalities of the characters.
what is Imagery?
Description evoking the use of the five senses
A word that imitates the sound it represents like sizzle,pop is a?
Onomotopea
what is Flashback?
Returning to an earlier time in order to clarify meaning in the present time
What is irony?
When something unexpected happens or is said
what is another word for protagonist?
main character/ hero
what is exposition?
the backround information given at the beginning.
a figure of speech that is a bold overstatment or exaggeration to get their point across is called a?
A Hyperbole
what is mood
The emotional atmosphere of a piece – how the reader “feels”
What is dramtic Irony?
the contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what we as the reader know to be true.
what is the Antagonist?
A character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
what is Dialogue?
Direct speech between characters
A form of repetition where you repeat words at the beginning of multiple sentences is called a?
Anaphora
What is personification?
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
what is verbal irony?
The contrast between what is said and what is meant in other words sarcasm.
What is diction?
word choice to create a specific effect
what is Symbolism?
a concrete item or action from the story that represents another idea (e.g. heart represents love, the sun represents a new day).
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
pun
what is allusion?
referencing another body of work in your work.