Literary elements
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- Q1What literary element refers to the emotional feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader?PlotToneMoodTheme30s
- Q2What literary element is defined as the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a story?IronyForeshadowingSymbolismPersonification30s
- Q3Which literary element refers to the time and place in which a story takes place?ConflictPoint of ViewCharacterizationSetting30s
- Q4What literary element is defined as the central message or insight about life that a writer conveys in a story?ImageryAlliterationSymbolismTheme30s
- Q5What literary element is defined as the perspective from which a story is told?ForeshadowingMetaphorPoint of viewSimile30s
- Q6What literary element is defined as a recurring object, concept, or structure within a literary work?ForeshadowingDialogueConflictMotif30s
- Q7What literary element refers to the use of words and phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses?SymbolismThemeIronyImagery30s
- Q8What literary element is defined as the use of words to create meaning beyond their literal definitions?PlotCharacterizationFigurative languageForeshadowing30s
- Q9Which element of a plot typically introduces the main characters, setting, and conflict?ExpositionResolutionClimaxRising Action30s
- Q10What is the term for the highest point of tension or drama in a story?Rising ActionExpositionResolutionClimax30s
- Q11Which element of a plot occurs after the climax and resolves the conflict?ClimaxResolutionRising ActionExposition30s
- Q12What is the term for the events that build up the main conflict and increase tension in a story?Rising ActionResolutionClimaxExposition30s
- Q13What literary term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?PersonificationHyperboleSimileAlliteration30s
- Q14What is the term that describes a comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'?SimilePersonificationMetaphorHyperbole30s
- Q15What literary term refers to the use of words or phrases that contradict each other?OxymoronHyperboleOnomatopoeiaIdiom30s