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- Q1What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?SynonymAntonymHomonymHomophone30s
- Q2What do you call the central idea or message in a piece of writing?PlotSettingThemeCharacter30s
- Q3What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?AlliterationPersonificationSimileMetaphor30s
- Q4What do you call a story's sequence of events that leads to the resolution of its conflict?PlotSettingThemeCharacter30s
- Q5What is the term for a repetitive consonant sound at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase?AlliterationAssonanceOnomatopoeiaRepetition30s
- Q6What do you call the struggle between opposing forces in a story?ConflictThemeExpositionResolution30s
- Q7What do you call a word that imitates the sound it represents?OnomatopoeiaMetaphorSimileHyperbole30s
- Q8What is the term for a comparison made without using 'like' or 'as', stating that one thing is another?MetaphorPersonificationSimileHyperbole30s
- Q9Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.SimileUnderstatementMetaphorHyperbole30s
- Q10A word or phrase that contains a hidden meaning, often used to convey something different from the literal interpretation.IdiomProverbMetaphorSimile30s
- Q11A literary device that gives human traits and characteristics to non-human objects or ideas.SimileMetaphorHyperbolePersonification30s
- Q12The main idea or underlying message of a story, poem, or piece of writing.PlotThemeCharacterSetting30s
- Q13The series of events that make up the story in a piece of writing.CharacterPlotSettingTheme30s
- Q14A story or tale that teaches a moral lesson, often featuring animals as characters.LegendMythFolktaleFable30s
- Q15The time and place in which the action of a story occurs.CharacterSettingConflictPlot30s