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DeVaughan Sem. Test
Semester Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | Reference to literary, mythological or historical person, place or thing |
| Irony | Contrast between appearance and reality |
| Foreshadowing | Suggests events that have yet to occur |
| Symbol | Use of any object, person or thing to show meaning |
| Suspense | Makes a reader uncertain or tense about outcomes |
| Tone | Writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
| Theme | Central message revealed or lesson learned |
| Point of View | Perspective from which the story is told |
| Setting | Time and place of a literary work |
| Simile | Comparison of two things using like or as |
| Personification | Giving an inanimate object human traits |
| Hyperbole | Deliberate exaggeration |
| Conflict | A struggle between two opposing forces |
| Imagery | Using senses in writing |
| Characterization | Methods used to create a character |
| Diction | Word choice |
| Plot | Sequence of events or action of a literary work |
| Metaphor | Comparison of two things not using like or as |
| Climax | Most critical moment in the story |
| Antagonist | Character or force opposing the central character |
| Protagonist | The central character in a literary work |
| Repetition | A device in which words, sounds and/or ideas are used more than once to create emphasis |
| Mood | The feeling created in a reader by a literary passage |
| Exposition | Revealing the setting, characters and beginnings of conflicts |
| Static Character | A character that does not change throughout the story |
| Dynamic Character | A character that changes in actions or beliefs during a story |
| Connotation | The emotions a word arouses in a person |
| Denotation | The specific dictionary definition of a word |
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