11th Grade 25/26 Unit 2 Quiz #1
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character motivation
The reason or reasons behind a character's behavior
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theme
central message or insight conveyed in a work of literature
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symbol
a person, place, or thing that stands for something beyond its original meaning
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irony
a contrast between what is stated and what is meant or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
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aphorism
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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personification
When a non-human subject is given human characteristics
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metaphor
a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else.
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simile
a figure of speech in which the words like or as are used to compare two apparently dissimilar items.
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hyperbole
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
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imagery
the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader
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alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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onomotapoeia
the use of words that imitate sounds
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