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The ___________ is the turning point of the story. It is also sometimes described as the most exciting point.
alliteration
plot
theme
climax
The time and place of the action in a literary work is called the __________________.
denouement
setting
mood
conflict
__________ is the struggle between opposing forces, such as two people fighting or the problem in the story.
conflict
symbol
protagonist
climax
The ________ is any events that occur after the resolution.
metaphor
resolution
theme
denouement
________ is the use of clues that suggest or predict what will occur later in the story.
foreshadowing
antagonist
mood
first person
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject is called the __________.
tone
mood
symbol
theme
__________ is the feeling created in the reader by the literary work.
tone
mood
theme
simile
The _________ is the central message of a literary work. It is a generalization about human beings or about life.
allusion
third person limited
theme
onomatopoeia
A/an ______________ is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
tone
antagonist
allusion
symbol
Anything that stands for or represents something else is called a/an ___________.
third person omniscient
protagonist
symbol
personification
_____________ is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. An example is: "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?"
climax
allusion
alliteration
first person
_________ is the use of words that imitate sounds. Examples are: crash, bang, clang.
mood
onomatopoeia
point of view
foreshadowing
_________ is a type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics. An example is: "Sorrow walked through my door and sat down next to me."
personification
simile
metaphor
symbol
___________ is a figure of speech in which two things are compared without the use of "like" or "as". Example: "On the football team, the defensive line was a concrete wall.
simile
metaphor
first person
climax
A/an ________ is a figure of speech in which tow things are compared with the use of "like" or "as." Example: "On the football team, the defensive line was as solid as a concrete wall.
simile
metaphor
tone
mood
The _______ is the main character in a literary work.
denouement
setting
protagonist
antagonist
The ___________ is the character or force in conflict with the main character in a literary work.
personification
setting
mood
antagonist
The _______ point of view is when a character tells the story, and the reader knows only what this character feels and sees.
symbol
first person
third person limited
tone
The ____________ point of view is when a voice outside of the work or text tells the story, and the reader can tell what any character thinks and feels.
rising action
first person
third person omniscient
resolution
The ________ is the sequence of events or what happens in a story,
plot
elements
character
symbol
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