Literary Terms (20 Questions)

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What is satire?

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A type of literary device where an author ridicules specific people, groups, or some aspect of society.

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What is a flashback?

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A literary device that allows writers to show their audience specific events that happened before the current action of the story.

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What is a subplot?

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A minor story that runs inside the main story.

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What is a theme?

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An abstraction that represents the central idea of the story.

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What is a genre?

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A category system that literature falls into based on specific conventions that develop to characterize the differences.

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What is irony?

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A literary device where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a visual representation in the reader's mind.

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What is personification?

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A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is foreshadowing?

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A literary device that gives an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.