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QUIZ :Alliteration - ANSWER :The repetition of initial consonant sounds (she
sells sea shells)
QUIZ :Allusion (know Classical & Biblical Allusions) - ANSWER :A reference to a
well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
QUIZ :Anecdote - ANSWER :A brief true story about an interesting, amusing,
or strange event told to entertain or make a point
QUIZ :Antagonist - ANSWER :A character or force in conflict with a main
character or protagonist
QUIZ :Aside - ANSWER :A short speech delivered by a character in a play in
order to express his or her true thoughts and feelings.
QUIZ :Assonance - ANSWER :The repetition of vowel sounds followed by
different consonants in two or more stressed syllables (the wide slide would
not glide)
QUIZ :Character - ANSWER :A person, animal, or entity in a literary work
QUIZ :Climax - ANSWER :The third part of the PLOT that offers the highest
point of action; this is the moment the reader has been waiting for
QUIZ :Comedy - ANSWER :A literary work, especially a play that has a happy
ending
QUIZ :Comic Relief - ANSWER :A technique that is used to interrupt a serious
part of a literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation
QUIZ :Conflict (External & Internal) - ANSWER :A struggle between opposing
forces in a literary work.
QUIZ :Connotation - ANSWER :Ideas or tone associated with a word. (Calling
someone a dog)
QUIZ :Denotation - ANSWER :The dictionary meaning of a word