Semester Review: Fig Lang, Poetry Terms, Plot, & POV

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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 simile?

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A comparison between two unlike items using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The turning point of the story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.

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What is a verse in poetry?

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A single line of poetry.

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What does the theme of a story represent?

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The underlying message or lesson 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 hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is the rising action in a plot?

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The series of events that lead up to the climax, building tension and developing the conflict.

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What is the resolution in a story?

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The part of the plot where the conflict is resolved and the story concludes.

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What is a stanza in poetry?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.