Literary Elements and Plot Structure

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is an Onomatopoeia?

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A literary device in which a word imitates the sound it names.

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What is the resolution in a plot?

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The part of the story that reveals the outcome or solution to the conflict.

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What is the definition of plot in a story?

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The plot is the sequence of events in a story.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison NOT using like or as.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using like or as.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most exciting part of the story where the main conflict reaches its peak.

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What is the exposition in a plot?

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The beginning part of the story that introduces the characters and setting.

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What is a theme in literature?

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The main idea or message that the author wants to convey.

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What is a character in a story?

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A person, animal, or figure in a story.