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Literary Terms

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  • Give me an example of hyperbole.
    I will decide
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  • She is as lovely as a polished diamond is an example of what?
    simile
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  • The protagonist is a fancy word for...
    main character
  •  25
  • The driving instructor got pulled over for a ticket is an example of what?
    irony
  •  15
  • What is the term associated with mood -- the words that help paint a picture of the mood of a piece of literature using the senses?
    imagery
  •  25
  • Love your perfect imperfections....these lyrics are an example of what?
    Oxymoron
  •  20
  • When Alec Baldwin imitates the president on Saturday Night Live, we are watching...
    satire
  •  15
  • typically the bad guy
    protagonist
  •  15
  • Give me an example of alliteration
    I will decide
  •  15
  • My car coughed and sputtered before dying is an example of what?
    personification
  •  15
  • Give an example of an allegory you may have read or define the term.
    I'll decide
  •  15
  • When something is hinted at and then happens later, it is an example of what?
    foreshadowing
  •  15
  • Who is the vice president?
    Mike Pence
  •  25
  • The gray sky and drizzle created a bleak landscape when I got to work that morning -- example of what?
    mood
  •  15