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WOTD Quiz 1

First Word of the Day Quiz

TermDefinition
Protagonist The character in a story wiht her like qualities.
antagonist evil characterthe character who is battling the protagonist
conflict the disagreement between opposing sidesexample Man vs Man Man vs society Man vs self man vs machine / technology
personification giving human like qualities to a non human thing example the moon wait winked at me
plot line the sequence of events in the story
Hyperbole obvious and intentional exaggeration
allusion in a fiction piece a reference to something that is real
foreshadowing when the author gives a subtle hint to what will happen in the future
red herring a false clue to throw off a reader
irony when the exact opposite of what is expected happens
oxymoron two words contradict each other opposite example small giant cold fire
alliteration the repetition of beginning of sounds in a sentence example several smart students are studying in school
simile making comparisons using the words like or as
metaphor making comparisons without using the words like or as
gibberish meaningless or unintelligible talk
conformist someone who follows the crowd
nonconformist someone who does not follow th crowd
flashback the author takes the reader back in time
Stereotype a mental picture held about people
euphemism a polite way of saying something that is unpleasant but niceexamples my favorite team isnt performing well this season
static character a character who does not make it significant change from the beginning to the end
dynamic character the characters makes significant change from the beginning to the end
antithesis the exact opposite of something example he was the antithesis of her
acronym a word that is formed from the first letter of several word. Example MADD SADD SCUBA NASA
Created by: kn31
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