Exercise
Literary Analysis Context Clues
Use context clues to understand terms and vocabulary used in literary analysis. Strengthen your reading skills by determining meanings from context within literary passages.
Questions
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Based on the sentence: 'The protagonist of the novel was a brave young girl who set out to save her hometown,' what is a 'protagonist'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The villainous antagonist constantly plotted ways to stop the hero from succeeding,' what is an 'antagonist'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Saying her hair was silk was a metaphor comparing soft texture to fabric without using like or as,' what is a 'metaphor'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The writer used a simile, stating the child was as quiet as a mouse,' what is a 'simile'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The phrase slick slippery snakes slithered contains alliteration with repeating s sounds,' what is 'alliteration'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The underlying theme of the fable was that honesty is always the best policy,' what is a 'theme'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Dark storm clouds early in the chapter served as foreshadowing for the upcoming trouble,' what is 'foreshadowing'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The poem was divided into four stanzas, each containing four rhyming lines,' what is a 'stanza'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Describing the whistling wind as whispering secrets is an example of personification,' what is 'personification'?
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Based on the sentence: 'She wrote an engaging personal narrative about her family road trip across the country,' what is a 'narrative'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Sensory imagery described sweet smells, soft velvet, and glowing golden sunlight,' what is 'imagery'?
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Based on the sentence: 'I am so hungry I could eat a horse is a hyperbole used for dramatic emphasis,' what is a 'hyperbole'?