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Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words.
What is Alliteration?
A reference (often subtle) to someone or something famous outside of the literature piece.
What is Allusion?
What is the character that is the source of conflict in a literary work.
Antagonist
What is direct speech between characters in a literary work
Dialogue
What is language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar to it.
Figurative Language
What is an extreme exaggeration for the purpose of adding meaning.
hyperbole
What is a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the them
Motif
What is when one thing is used to represent something else.
Symbol or symbolism
The events or conflict in a story makes up the ______________.
a. action
b. middle
c. resolution
Action
Writing is divided into types called
genres
The time and place in which the action of the story takes place
setting
. The hero of the story
Protagonist
The highest point (turning point) in the action of a story
Climax
The summer was as short as a chocolate ice cream.
Simile
List 3 things the author does to reveal a character, also known as characterization.
1. what the character says
2. what the character thinks about him or her self
3. what others say about the character
4. how the character reacts to other characters
5. how the character reacts to events or situations
6. how the character acts / his or her attitude
The dictionary meaning of word without the emotion or feeling connected with the word
a) connotation
b) essay
c) denotation
d) figurative language
Denotation
A one-dimensional, narrowly defined character may be a __________________________________.
a. antagonist
b. flat character
c. stereotype
Stereotype
A person trying to survive a terrible storm is an example of _____________.
a. flashback
b. irony
c. man vs. nature
d. stereotype
man vs. nature
The overall meaning of the story or piece of writing is the _____________.
Theme
When the reader knows something that the character doesn’t.
Dramatic irony
Four types of conflict characters encounter
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Self
Person vs. God
Person vs. Society Valued
Person vs. Government Rules
Person vs. Natural Phenomena
List the 5 main elements of a story plot line
introduction (exposition), rising action, climax, falling action, resolution (denouement)
The six elements of a story are:
plot, setting, characters, conflict, theme, point of view
Time never waits for anyone. Is an example of:
Personification
He has the heart of a lion is an example of:
metaphor