GED: Reasoning Through the Language Arts Test: Essential Literary Terms, List 1

On the GED Reasoning Through Language Arts Test, you will encounter passages from literature. Ensure you're prepared to analyze literary texts by mastering these important terms.
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  1. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  2. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  3. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  4. character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
  5. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  6. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  7. exaggeration
    making to seem more important than it really is
  8. flashback
    a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
  9. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
  10. genre
    a kind of literary or artistic work
  11. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  12. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
Created on Wed Jun 04 12:54:42 EDT 2025 (updated Wed Jun 04 12:54:57 EDT 2025)

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