Literary Terms Test 2024

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Repetition

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Word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity.

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Setting

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Locale and period in which action takes place.

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Antithesis

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A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses.

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Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement or situation which is actually true.

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Situational Irony

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When the opposite of what one expects to happen, actually happens.

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Simile

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear in conjunction.