The Great Gatsby Unit Test - Lit Terms

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What is Personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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What is Allusion?

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

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is Symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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What is a Paradox?

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A statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a deeper truth.

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What is Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is Flashback?

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A literary device that interrupts the chronological sequence of events to relate an earlier occurrence.

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What is Foreshadowing?

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