Literary Terms
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- Q1the repetition of initial sounds, as in "scorching summer sensations."Alliteration30s
- Q2reference to a well-known person, place, thing, idea, event, etc.Allusion30s
- Q3a comparison of two or more similar objects, suggesting that if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as wellAnalogy30s
- Q4a character who opposes the main characterAntagonist30s
- Q5the repetition of vowel soundsAssonance30s
- Q6a list of written sources of informationBibliography30s
- Q7method the author uses to acquaint readers with charactersCharacterization30s
- Q8learn about characters through what they say, what others say about them, and what they doIndirect Characterization30s
- Q9the author tells you what a character is likeDirect Characterization30s
- Q10a figure in a story that undergoes important changes as a plot unfolds.Dynamic Character30s
- Q11a figure in a story who remains the same no matter what.Static Character30s
- Q12an overused, predictable, and therefore uninteresting expression or ideaCliché30s
- Q13The point of greatest interest in a story or play.Climax30s
- Q14the struggle between opposing forces.Conflict30s
- Q15meaning suggested by a word beyond its definition, what a reader believes the word meansConnotation30s