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    See how many literary terms you can remember!
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  • What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
    Simile
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  • What is a comparison saying one thing is another thing?
    Metaphor
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  • What is it called when a phrase has extreme exaggeration? (I could sleep for 10 days straight!)
    Hyperbole
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  • What is it called when a phrase has several words that start with the same sound? (Sally sells seashells by the seashore.)
    Alliteration
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  • When an author provides hints of what is going to happen later in the story, we call it:
    Foreshadowing
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  • Imagery includes a description of ______________ in order to paint a picture in your head.
    Your 5 senses
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  • How the reader feels when they read a text is called:
    Mood
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  • The author's attitude toward the subject they're writing about is their:
    Tone
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  • Onomatopoeia is ____________ words.
    Sound
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  • When an author personifies something, they:
    give it human characteristics
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  • Repetition is when: (DEAR LORD PLEASE GET THIS ONE.)
    the text repeats itself
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  • What is the "protagonist" of a story?
    The main character, often the one we are rooting for
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