Which of the following is the definition for figurative language?
Reading 7 Vocab 18-19

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a classification of literature based on common or shared elements
when what happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen
using one thing (usually an object or word) to represent another thing (usually an idea)
language that means something different than what it actually says (ie: metaphor, hyperbole, idiom)
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Which of the following is the definition for irony?
a classification of literature based on common or shared elements
when what happens is the opposite of what one expects to happen
using one thing (usually an object or word) to represent another thing (usually an idea)
language that means something different than what it actually says (ie: metaphor, hyperbole, idiom)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is the definition for symbolism?
a classification of literature based on common or shared elements
an author explicitly tells the reader about a character ("Joseph was a smart, but weird kid.")
using one thing (usually an object or word) to represent another thing (usually an idea)
language that means something different than what it actually says (ie: metaphor, hyperbole, idiom)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is the definition for direct characterization?
a classification of literature based on common or shared elements
an author explicitly tells the reader about a character ("Joseph was a smart, but weird kid.")
using one thing (usually an object or word) to represent another thing (usually an idea)
language that means something different than what it actually says (ie: metaphor, hyperbole, idiom)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the definition for genre?
a classification of literature based on common or shared elements
an author explicitly tells the reader about a character ("Joseph was a smart, but weird kid.")
using one thing (usually an object or word) to represent another thing (usually an idea)
the standpoint from which a story is told
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is the definition for point of view?
a classification of literature based on common or shared elements
an author explicitly tells the reader about a character ("Joseph was a smart, but weird kid.")
using one thing (usually an object or word) to represent another thing (usually an idea)
the standpoint from which a story is told
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following is the definition for indirect characterization?
an author tells the reader about a character through actions, words, thoughts, or choices ("Joseph got straight As, but he also carried around a dictionary and looked up the words people said so he could tell them the correct spelling."
an author explicitly tells the reader about a character ("Joseph was a smart, but weird kid.")
the message about life that a story tells
the standpoint from which a story is told
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