Literary Elements, Poetry, and Figurative Language Flashcard

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What is a dynamic character?

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A character who changes significantly throughout the course of a story.

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What does 'theme' refer to in literature?

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The main idea or insight revealed by the story.

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What is a flat character?

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A character who has only one or two character traits and can be summed up in a single phrase.

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What is internal conflict?

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A struggle within a character.

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What literary device gives human characteristics to objects or animals?

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Personification.

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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 a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

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What is an external conflict?

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A struggle between a character and an outside force, such as another character or nature.