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Flashcards by Ava Bissonnette-Smith, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ava Bissonnette-Smith
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| A comparison made without using the words "like" or "as" | Metaphor |
| A comparison made using the words "like" or "as" | Simile |
| A reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader's minds. | Allusion |
| The use of sensory details and descriptive language that appeals to the physical senses. | Imagery |
| The mode of narration that an author employs to let the reader "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, or essay. | Point of View |
| The use of description and plot events to reveal and advance the protagonists and antagonists. | Character Development |
| Interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative. | Flashback |
| A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story | Foreshadowing |
| A short descriptive passage containing no plot progression that is designed to enhance setting, characters, and meaning. | Vignette |
| The feeling or idea a word contains beyond its dictionary definition | Connotation |
| An object, person, or situation that has meaning beyond surface value | Symbolism |
| A statement about society either implied or stated directly in a story. | Social Commentary |
| An author's attitude toward the subject matter or audience | Tone |
| The central struggle faced by the protagonist in a story | Conflict |
| The final phase of a story in which the conflict is resolved | Resolution |
| The point at which a story begins to wind down and work towards a resolution | Falling Action |
| The highest or most intense phase of a story | Climax |
| The phase of a story that creates suspense, tension, and conflict | Rising Action |
| The opening or introductory phase of a story | Exposition |
| A series of events in a movie, play, novel, etc. | Plot |
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