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What is the term used to describe the high point of action in a short story?
What is the term used to describe the high point of action in a short story?
- Exposition
- Climax (correct)
- Conflict
- Resolution
Which element of a short story refers to the time and place in which the story takes place?
Which element of a short story refers to the time and place in which the story takes place?
- Theme
- Setting (correct)
- Characterization
- Plot
What literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas?
What literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas?
- Simile
- Personification (correct)
- Metaphor
- Alliteration
Which term refers to the perspective from which a story is told?
Which term refers to the perspective from which a story is told?
What is the term for the underlying meaning or message of a literary work?
What is the term for the underlying meaning or message of a literary work?
In literature, what does the term 'anaphora' refer to?
In literature, what does the term 'anaphora' refer to?
What does 'metonymy' refer to in the context of writing and literature?
What does 'metonymy' refer to in the context of writing and literature?
Which writing technique involves the deliberate repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
Which writing technique involves the deliberate repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
What term is used to describe a type of writing that uses vivid language, sensory details, and figurative language to create a mental image for the reader?
What term is used to describe a type of writing that uses vivid language, sensory details, and figurative language to create a mental image for the reader?
In literature, what term refers to the feeling created in the reader by a literary work?
In literature, what term refers to the feeling created in the reader by a literary work?
