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  • Descriptive figurative language meant to describe what we hear, taste, smell, touch, or see
    Imagery
  • When, where, and the time a story takes place is called the:
    Setting
  • What can we conclude about Harrison Bergeron based on the many handicaps that he wears?
    He is above average in many ways.
  • The sequence of events in a story is the:
    Plot
  • A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:
    Conflict
  • What is Diana Moon Glampers' job?
    Handicapper General
  • In "Harrison Bergeron", people with above-average intelligence have to wear
    a mental handicap radio transmitter
  • a literary device that is an over-exaggeration
    Hyperbole
  • Harrison is in conflict with __________
    the government
  • The main character is called the
    Protagonist
  • Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called:
    Personification
  • When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory, he/she is using the technique called:
    Flashback
  • Why don't the townspeople approve of Miss Emily's relationship with Homer Barron?
    She is marrying someone who is beneath her class
  • The climax of "Harrison Bergeron" is when
    Harrison and his empress kiss the ceiling
  • A comparison between two unlike things
    Metaphor
  • In the plot, this is when the climax or conflict is solved
    Resolution
  • In "The Little Match Girl", what is happening each time the little girl lights a match?
    She imagines a life where she is well-fed and warm
  • In "The Little Match Girl", why does the author spend so much time talking about the little girl's slippers?
    He wants readers to understand how poor she is and to sympathize with her character.
  • A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
    Simile
  • A prediction or hints of what will happen is called:
    Foreshadowing
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