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Fill in the correct literary term after each definition. Then read down the letters in parentheses () to find the hidden message.

reference to something that happened before the story began __ __ __ __ (__) __ __ __ __
when several words begin with the same sound __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (__) __ __ __ __
fictional story of some length __ __ (__) __ __
concept running through a literary work __ __ (__) __ __
attitude or opinion of the author or a character __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
when several words have the same vowel sound inside (__) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
settling of the conflict at the end of a story __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
sequence of events in a story (__) __ __ __
comparing two things, with the words like or as __ __ __ (__) __ __
comparing two things, without like or as __ (__) __ __ __ __ __ __
the tensest moment and turning point (__) __ __ __ __ __
when words imitate the sound they represent __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (__) __ __
part of plot when conflict emerges and tension rises __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
how an author shows a character's personality __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (__) __
after the climax, when tension decreases (__) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
where and when a story takes place __ __ __ __ __ __ __
a person in a story, poem, or play (__) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
hinting at something that's going to happen __ __ __ __ __ __ (__) __ __ __ __ __ __
giving information about what happened before the story began __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (__)
a short piece of action, or scene, in a story __ __ __ __ __ (__) __
when what happens is the opposite of what's expected, or
a character says the opposite of what he/she really means __ __ __ __ (__)

What's the Hidden Message

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Hidden Message