Creative Writing Semester 1

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What is an idiom?

Back

An expression that is not meant to be taken literally.

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What is the climax of a story?

Back

The highest point of tension and drama.

Front

Who is the antagonist in a story?

Back

The person with which the main character has conflict.

Front

What is a plot?

Back

The main events of a story.

Front

What types of imagery are often associated with sight and smell?

Back

Imagery that evokes visual and olfactory senses.

Front

Define metaphor.

Back

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

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

Front

What is an allusion?

Back

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

Front

What is the setting of a story?

Back

The time and place in which the story occurs.

Front

What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed in a literary work.