Figurative
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An implicit comparison between two things, or between a character or event and a broader theme, concept or idea without using like or as.
What is metaphor?
Time and place of the action of a story.
What is the setting?
When several words in a line use the same initial consonant or vowel sound.
What is alliteration?
The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
What is parallelism?
What is listed first in an MLA Work's Cited and how is it listed?
What is the author's name with their last name listed first.
A trope in which human characteristics are attributed to an inanimate object.
What is personification?
The events and/or course of action that move a story along.
What is plot?
An event, situation, action, or statement that reveals inconsistency in which reality and appearance are different.
What is irony?
An event that hints at upcoming events.
What is foreshadowing?
Which line is indented in an MLA Citation?
What is all lines other than the first.
An explicit comparison between two things, signified by the words “like,” “as,” or “than.”
What is a simile?
The underlying message of a literary work. It is usually universal in nature.
What is theme?
The atmosphere of a literary piece which creates a physical and emotional setting by use of words and descriptions.
What is mood?
- The use of objects or characters to represent ideas.
What is symbolism
How is the title of a source identified in a citation?
What is because it is italicized.
A word whose sound imitates its meaning.
What is an onomatopoeia?
The angle from which a story is told.
What is Point-of-View?
A story with two levels of meaning--one that is literal and one in which the characters, places, and events stand for something outside the story.
What is allegory?
A fake name that a person or group uses for a special purpose; a stage name or a pen name.
Pseudonym
Which font is an MLA paper to be typed in?
What is Times New Roman?
An indirect reference to another literary work or historical figure or event.
What is allusion?
Tensions or difficulties faced by the characters in a story; it may be internal or external.
What is conflict?
The main character or leading figure in a work, who is usually viewed in a positive light.
What is a Protagonist?
A way of criticizing an idea or person by exaggerating their troubling characteristics to create humor, but with the ultimate goal of producing reform.
What is satire?
Once a paper is typed, what spacing should be used?
What is double spaced?