Literary Terms and Concepts

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Overstatement or exaggeration used to make a point or create an effect is called _____

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hyperbole

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Which kind of speech focuses on encouraging audience members, deepening their appreciation, or strengthening their beliefs?

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inspirational

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"Christmas Broadcast 1957" is significant because it was the first such message broadcast by _____

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television

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A grouping of verse lines within a poem that expresses one main thought or feeling is called ___

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a stanza

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Giving human characteristics to something that is not human is called _____.

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personification

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' is called _____.

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simile

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The central idea or message in a literary work is known as the _____.

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theme

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A recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story is called a _____.

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motif

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The time and place in which a story occurs is referred to as the _____.

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setting

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The perspective from which a story is told is known as the _____.

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point of view