Literary Element Vocab Quiz 1
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- Q1What is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as?similepersonificationmetaphorhyperbole30s
- Q2What form of figurative language uses extreme exaggeration?Haikuhyperbolemetaphorsimile30s
- Q3What is it called when a reader uses the text and background knowledge to draw a conclusion?HyperbolePersonificationguessinginference30s
- Q4Which form of figurative language gives human qualities to nonhuman things?ironyinferencehyperbolepersonification30s
- Q5Which form of irony includes sarcasm and uses words to create an ironic effect?verbal irontyfigurative ironydramatic ironysituational irony30s
- Q6What literary element stands for the main character?protagonistironyantagonisttomtagonist30s
- Q7What literary element stands for the negative force or person working against the main character?protagonistmetaphysicistantagonistironicalist30s
- Q8What literary term stands for a comparison indicating that something is or was something else and does not use the words like or as?metaphorironypersonificationsimile30s
- Q9What do we call language that uses words or expressions with meanings different from their literal interpretation?figurative languagedramatic ironysituational ironyprotagonist30s
- Q10What is is called when a speaker intends a meaning that is opposite to the words, actions, or events that actually take place?simileironymetaphorinference30s
- Q11What term means a situation that occurs and is opposite of what is expected?verbal ironydramatic ironysituational ironyhyperbole30s
- Q12What type of irony creates suspense and occurs when the reader knows more than the characters in the story?inferential ironydramatic ironysituational ironyverbal irony30s