Literary Devices

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What is the term for the central character in a story?

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Protagonist

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What is theme?

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A universal idea, message, or truth explored in literature.

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What point of view comes from the perspective of a character and uses the pronouns 'I', 'we', or 'us'?

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First person

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Which literary device gives human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification

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What is author's attitude?

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How an author feels about the subject.

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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 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 sound in a series of words.

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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 irony?

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