Literary Devices

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What is the definition of protagonist?

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The character the reader follows throughout the text.

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Which elements are important for setting?

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Time and place.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is a symbol in literature?

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An object that stands for itself and something else.

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What is point of view?

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The kind of narrator of the story.

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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 different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture.