Literary Terms TEST

Front

A comparison of two different things, usually using the words 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

Front

The intended target for a message

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Audience

Front

A logical guess made by connecting bits of information is known as:

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Inference

Front

The central or main idea of a text is:

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Theme

Front

Hints or clues as to what may happen later in the story

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Foreshadowing

Front

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

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Metaphor

Front

The sequence of events in a story, including the conflict and resolution

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Plot

Front

The underlying message or lesson conveyed by a literary work

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Theme

Front

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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Allusion

Front

The character or force that opposes the main character in a story

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Antagonist