English 2 EOC literary terms pre-test

Front

When two unlike things are compared not using the words "like" or "as"

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Metaphor

Front

A reference to something outside of a work of literature

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Allusion

Front

Extreme exaggeration

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Hyperbole

Front

What term indicates that a character is contrasted with another character?

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Foil

Front

What term indicates a character that is multi-dimensional?

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Complex Character

Front

When certain things represent ideas or qualities

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Symbol

Front

Main character

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Protagonist

Front

The central message or insight into life that is revealed through a literary work. A generalization about people or life.

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theme

Front

When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs.

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Irony

Front

The repetition of a sound at the end of multiple words that are at the end of multiple lines of poetry.

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rhyme