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Literary Terms

Quiz by Rebecca Nagelhout

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  • Q1
    the repetition of initial sounds, as in "scorching summer sensations."
    Alliteration
    30s
  • Q2
    reference to a well-known person, place, thing, idea, event, etc.
    Allusion
    30s
  • Q3
    a 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 well
    Analogy
    30s
  • Q4
    a character who opposes the main character
    Antagonist
    30s
  • Q5
    the repetition of vowel sounds
    Assonance
    30s
  • Q6
    a list of written sources of information
    Bibliography
    30s
  • Q7
    method the author uses to acquaint readers with characters
    Characterization
    30s
  • Q8
    learn about characters through what they say, what others say about them, and what they do
    Indirect Characterization
    30s
  • Q9
    the author tells you what a character is like
    Direct Characterization
    30s
  • Q10
    a figure in a story that undergoes important changes as a plot unfolds.
    Dynamic Character
    30s
  • Q11
    a figure in a story who remains the same no matter what.
    Static Character
    30s
  • Q12
    an overused, predictable, and therefore uninteresting expression or idea
    Cliché
    30s
  • Q13
    The point of greatest interest in a story or play.
    Climax
    30s
  • Q14
    the struggle between opposing forces.
    Conflict
    30s
  • Q15
    meaning suggested by a word beyond its definition, what a reader believes the word means
    Connotation
    30s

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