7TH GRADE ELA Literary devices/ Elements Review

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What is a conflict between characters called?

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A problem between characters.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

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What is internal conflict?

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A problem within a character’s own mind.

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What does third-person limited point of view mean?

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The narrator tells only what one character perceives.

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What is mood in literature?

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The feeling a piece of literature is intended to create in a reader.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is the theme of a literary work?

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The central idea or message conveyed by the text.

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What is foreshadowing?

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.