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“the tornado danced across the field” is an example of this
type of language.
What is
personification?
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“his lips were like roses, his nose like
a cherry” is an example of this
type of language.
What is a simile?
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“Sally sells sea shells by the
seashore” is an example of this
type of language.
What is alliteration?
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The Franks being captured by the Nazis
just as the war was ending exhibits this
literary element.
What is irony?
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Referring to Stonewall Jackson in To Kill a Mockingbird is an example of this literary element.
What is an
allusion?
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The repetition of sound creates
this poetic element.
What is
rhyme?
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Poetry with no regular pattern of
rhyme or rhythm is referred to by this
term.
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What is “free
verse”?
Paul Revere’s Ride is an example of this type of poetry.
What is narrative
poetry?
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One person may express his
feelings in this type of short poem.
What is a lyric poem?
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Shakespeare used iambic pentameter
to write these prose.
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What are sonnets?
Zeus might be the main character in
this type of folklore.
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What is a myth?
Aesop’s fables had this clear
purpose in mind.
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What is to teach a moral lesson?
“Knowledge of ordinary people” is the goal
of this genre.
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What is folklore?
Exaggerated characters and heroic acts are features of this type of story.
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What are tall tales?
This supernatural figure offered an olive tree to the Greek people.
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Who is Athena?
The main character may be referred to by this
term in a story.
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What is the
protagonist?
Conversation between two
characters in a play may be
defined by this term.
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What is dialogue?
The main message in a
story.
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What is the theme?
Characters and setting are
introduced in this part of a story.
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What is the exposition?
A story of two men competing in a race
is an example of what type of
conflict?
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What is man vs man?
When an author writes a book about himself it is referred
to by this term.
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What is an autobiography?
A person, place or thing that means one thing, but suggests another.
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What is a symbol?
The high point of the
plot.
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What is the climax?
An all knowing outsider who
knows the thoughts of all the characters tells the story.
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Who is an omniscient narrator?
This technique allows the author to plant clues towards
events that will occur later in the
story.
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What is foreshadowing?
Literary terms
Calling oneself the “greatest student in
Caruso history” would be a good example of this.
What is hyperbole?