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- Q1Repetition of the initial consonantAlliteration30s
- Q2A character or force in conflict with the main characterAntagonist30s
- Q3A struggle between opposing forcesConflict30s
- Q4A character struggles against some outside force: another character, society as a whole, or some natural force. Ex: Man vs. Nature; Man vs. Man; Man vs. Technology, etc.External Conflict30s
- Q5A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character. Ex: Man vs. SelfInternal Conflict30s
- Q6A conversation between two or more charactersDialogue30s
- Q7A literary work that could be true but is notFiction30s
- Q8An author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the storyForeshadowing30s
- Q9A category of literature (lEx: Fiction, non-fiction, biography, comedy, sci-fi, etc. --> think of movie types, literature is similarly divided and categorized)Genre30s
- Q10Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) --> this will NOT be a literary device option for identifications, only matchingImagery30s
- Q11An unexpected twistIrony30s
- Q12When the reader/audience knows something that is unknown by the character(s)Dramatic Irony30s
- Q13When you expect one thing to happen but the opposite occursSituational Irony30s
- Q141) a character name or location name implies one thing but the opposite occurs or a character says one thing but means anotherVerbal Irony30s
- Q15comparison NOT using "like" or "as"Metaphor30s