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LOTR Lit Terms BK 5
Question | Answer |
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the vantage point of the character or characters through whom the story is told. | point of view |
a complarison between to unlike objects. | metaphor |
the use of clues that suggest events yet to occur. | foreshadowing |
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing or a different kind. "Like" or "as" | simile |
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, | personification |
the repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words | alliteration |
the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama | conflict |
a metaphor or analogy that is very elabroate or extended. | conceit |
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, | aphorism |
something used for or regarded as representing something else; | symbol |
the science of language | linguistics |
a literary device whereby the reader is left in doubt as tot the conculsion of a very dramatic event. | cliff-hanger |