Literary Elements and Figurative Language

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Which element of figurative language is defined as extreme exaggeration?

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Hyperbole

Front

Which element of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two things using like or as?

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Simile

Front

Which element of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two unlike things in which one thing IS the other?

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Metaphor

Front

Which element of figurative language is defined as using human terms to describe something that is not human?

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Personification

Front

Which literary element is defined as the events in a story?

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plot

Front

Which literary element is defined as the problem or issue in the story?

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conflict

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Which element of figurative language is defined as when the author paints a picture using words, creating an image in the mind of the reader?

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imagery

Front

Which literary element is defined as the author’s attitude toward a subject and how he or she decides to present it?

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tone

Front

Which literary element is defined as the time and location in which a story takes place?

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setting

Front

Which literary element is defined as the introduction of a story where the set-up and background information is given?

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exposition