Midterm Review

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What is Parallelism?

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Repeated parts of sentences to create a pattern.

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What is Characterization?

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How a character is created in a story.

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What is an appropriate transition word for the first body paragraph?

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First.

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What is an Anecdote?

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A short and amusing or interesting story, often proposed to support or demonstrate some point.

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What is an Allusion?

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A passing reference to famous thing(s).

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What is Repetition in writing?

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The use of the same word or phrase multiple times to emphasize a point.

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What is Alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is a Conflict in literature?

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A struggle between opposing forces.

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What is a Theme?

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The central idea or message in a work of literature.

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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'.