Short stories vocabulary test review Flashcards

1
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climax?

A

the highest point of interest or suspense

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2
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antagonist?

A

the character or force in going against the main character (protagonist)

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3
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protagonist?

A

the main character

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4
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alliteration

A

the repetition of initial

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5
Q

denouement

A

events that happen after the resolution of a story

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6
Q

imagery

A

word or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses

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7
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mood

A

the feeling created in the reader by literary work

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8
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rising action

A

the events that lead up to the climax of a story.

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9
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simile

A

a figure of speech in which “like or ‘as’ is used to make a comparison between two basically unlike subjects

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10
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tone

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the writer’s attitude toward their audience and or subject

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11
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exposition

A

the introduction

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