Literary Terms and Concepts Review

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What is symbolism?

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Symbolism is when an object represents a broader, hard-to-define idea.

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What can be concluded about friends who are compared to the three Musketeers?

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The friends were extraordinarily loyal to each other.

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What is situational irony?

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Situational irony occurs when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

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What point of view is used when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters?

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Third Person Omniscient.

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What is mood in literature?

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Mood is the feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

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What is verbal irony?

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Verbal irony is when a speaker says one thing but means another, often the opposite.

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What is dramatic irony?

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Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not.

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What is the difference between first person and third person point of view?

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First person uses 'I' or 'we', while third person uses 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

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What is foreshadowing?

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Foreshadowing is a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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What is a literary allusion?

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A literary allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature.