Literary Elements

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Simile

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A comparison using like or as

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Where and when the story takes place is the...
Options: plot, climax, setting, resolution

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setting

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Symbolism

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Using an object to represent something else

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What is a metaphor?

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a comparison NOT using like or as

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The climax of the story is...

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a decisive moment that is a major turning point in the plot

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The unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story is the...

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resolution

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This literary element highlights and explains the details of a character and the type of person they are.

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characterization

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Giving a nonhuman human qualities is called...

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personification

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What is it called when the opposite of the expected outcome occurs?

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irony

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What is dramatic/situational irony?

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the audience knows something that the characters don't