Can you name the Literary Term Quiz?

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a pause or a break usually in poetry
an authors choice of words
a word that imitates the sound it represents
an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant
exaggeration
using an object or action that means more than literal meaning
a recurrent element
The attitude a writertakes toward a subject or character
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The implied meaning of a word
Decisive moment in a literary work, turning point to which risinjg action leads
giving human qualities to animals or objects
a character that contrasts the main character to contrast qualities of main character
a brief reference to a famous person, event, or place drawn from history, geography literature or religion
conflation of senses, using one sense to experience the sensory experience of another sense
the presentation of essential information regarding what has occured prior to the beginning of the story
Person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work
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Literary Term Quiz

  1. by maggie157
  • Created Mar 8, 2011 in Language
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