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a clash between opposing forces in a literary work
What is conflict
100
When the story is told from a distinct perspective
What is point of view
100
indirect comparison using like or as
What is simile
100
When characters in a literary work have a conversation
What is dialogue
100
The part of the story with the most action
What is the climax
200
Hints of future literary events in a literary work
What is foreshadowing
200
Background information about the characters, setting, or situation
What is exposition
200
Cyrano, Antigone, Odysseus are all good examples of this
What is protagonist
200
Repetition of initial constant sounds
What is alliteration
200
When what is spoken is different from what is meant
What is irony
300
Tying up loose ends
What is resolution
300
The author's attitude towards a subject
What is tone
300
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole
300
The assignment of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts
What is personification
300
Creon in Antigone is a good example of this
What is antagonist
400
words that sound like the sound they represent
What is onomatopoeia
400
When a story is told from the narrators perspective
What is fist person
400
Something of a literary work that stands for something else
What is symbol
400
A direct comparison
What is metaphor
400
"We all know it's really Cyrano who writes to Roxane"
What is dramatic irony
500
The hero, the outcast, star-crossed lovers, are all examples of this term
What is archetype
500
The author's choice of words
What is diction
500
The Good Samaritan, The Prodigal Son, The Pearl of Great Price are all examples of this term
What is parables
500
Reference in a piece of literature to something, historical, mythological, literary, or Biblical
What is allusion
500
Grammatical structure of prose and poetry
What is syntax