Literary Devices

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What do we call the central message or main idea of a story?

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Theme

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What is conflict?

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A struggle between two opposing forces.

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What is an autobiography?

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A story about a person written by that person.

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What is the name for the perspective from which a story is told?

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Point of View

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Choose the word with the positive connotation: gathering or mob.

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gathering

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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.' Example: 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'