appealing to audience emotions; expressing dramatic feelings

Narrative Writing is:

a type of writing that tells a story by a narrator

a sequence of events in a story, play, or narrative poem

To cite something means:

to give credit for a quote or passage you used in your work

When and where a story takes place

an object, person, or place that stands for something else

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Literature and Vocabulary Part One

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Literary Vocabulary Meanings

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1
Melodramatic means:
anti-dramatic; expressing no emotion
appealing to audience emotions; expressing dramatic feelings
you are directly comparing two things
you are a mellow fellow who likes to be dramatic
2
Which of these is true of Mark Twain?
He was really named Samuel Clemens
He wrote a book called Life on the Mississippi
All of the above
He invented characters named Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
3
When a portion of the story goes back in time
foreshadowing
chronological
flashback
flipback
4
Things like headings, bulleted lists and graphics that help a reader find important information
text features
synonyms
geographics
indentations
5
The paragraphs of poetry
similes
frittatas
strombolis
stanzas
6
Using your prior knowledge + evidence from the story to answer a question
contrasting
inferring
comparing
concluding
7
The way a writer uses language
mood
tone
style
flow
8
End of the story where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up
resolution
retribution
revolution
restitution
9
Narrative Writing is:
all of the above
writing that analyzes things by comparing and contrasting
a type of writing that tells a story by a narrator
writing to convince the audience of something
10
Which of these characters lived in the shire and ate 6 times a day?
dwarves
elves
hobbits
nelwins
11
The turning point in the story...this is the highest point of interest/tension in the story
conflict
climax
falling action
rising action
12
A plot is:
the perspective from which the story is told
a sequence of events in a story, play, or narrative poem
an author's attitude toward his subject matter
an object, person, or place that stands for something else
13
Comparison using "like" or "as"
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
14
Showing similarities and differences between two things
beginning/ending
compile/congregate
compare/contrast
cause/effect
15
What is the name of the wizard who helps both Frodo and Bilbo in Tolkien’s novels?
Galandria
Marvin
Grundorph
Gandolph
16
What type of novels did Agatha Christie write?
Comedy Stories
Fantasy Stories
Murder Mysteries
Wartime Dramas
17
Used in letters and speeches; has words like "you" and "yours."
1st person point of view
4th person point of view
2nd person point of view
3rd person point of view
18
One or more letters added the beginning of a root word
root
suffix
nofix
prefix
19
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
mood
tone
method
hyperbole
20
Persuasive Writing is:
used to influence citizens to vote certain ways
writing that tries to convince the audience of something
all of the above
used by advertisers to get you to buy their products
21
To cite something means:
to give credit for a quote or passage you used in your work
when characters are opposites
to give someone or something the ability to see
when you spot a flaw in a story
22
Added information that helps support the main idea.
plot
theme
details
mood
23
Words that have the same meaning
antonym
homonym
choconym
synonym
24
JRR Tolkien was famous for creating a place called Middle ___________.
earth
town
abby
ground
25
All events leading to the climax
conflict
climax
rising action
exposition
26
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
alliteration
allegation
audience
allegory
27
Which of these is an idiom?
She sells seashells by the seashore
all of the above
I’m green with envy
She floats like a butterfly
28
The order in which things happen
climax
sequence
conclusion
the point of view
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An author's attitude toward his subject as conveyed through style and word choice
tone
gelato
idiom
point of view
30
Main part of a word
suffix
root
apex
prefix
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Gives synonyms and sometimes antonyms for words
thesaurus
bibliography
concordance
encyclopedia
32
Guessing about what might happen in the future
inferring
judging
predicting
concluding
33
Comparison not using like or as
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
34
A setting is:
The main events of a story
When and where a story takes place
The mood or feeling set by the author of a story
The people or things that the story is about
35
Arranged in order of time
zoological
alphabetical
sequential
chronological
36
When a character is portrayed as opposite of another character (Pooh and Tigger) it’s called:
an onomatopoeia
an idiom
an antagonist
a character foil
37
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
JRR Tolkien
Agatha Christie
William Shakespeare
Emily Dickinson
38
Story gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future
fortitude
fact
foreshadowing
flashback
39
A personal idea or feeling that is not founded on proof or certainty
fiction
fact
nonfiction
opinion
40
The main problem the character faces
falling action
conflict
rising action
climax
41
Read the questions and highlight important words
All of the above
Not a test taking strategy
Good test taking strategy
Bad test taking strategy
42
A symbol is
an object, person, or place that stands for something else
an author's attitude toward his subject matter
when the opposite thing to what was expected occurs
when characters are portrayed as opposites
43
A statement that can be proved
fact
contention
hypothesis
fiction
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The moral or lesson of a story
mood
theme
author
tone
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Words that imitate sounds
stanzas
personification
alliteration
onomatopeia
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Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
rising action
falling action
conflict
climax
47
Words with opposite meanings
antonyms
homonyms
synonyms
m&ms
48
What a paragraph or passage is mostly about
added detail
introduction
ending
main idea
49
A story with a hidden meaning is called
a synonym
an allegory
an alliteration
onomatopoeia
50
Gives the list of important vocabulary and their definitions used in a book.
thesaurus
glossary
encyclopedia
dictionary
51
Tolkien’s characters Frodo and Bilbo have what in common?
a powerful item comes to them both
all of the above
The same last name
They both go on a journey
52
Which of these books did Ernest Hemingway write?
All of the above
Farewell to Arms
The Old Man and the Sea
For Whom the Bell Tolls
53
The narrator is a character in the story, The story is written using "I" and "me"
2nd person point of view
3rd person point of view
4th person point of view
1st person point of view
54
The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).
mood
velocity
attitude
tone
55
The narrator is not a character in the story, using "he", "she", and "they".
1st person point of view
4th person point of view
2nd person point of view
3rd person point of view
56
Where and when a story takes place
setting
characters
theme
plot
57
To convey is:
to row a boat to China with your feet and no hands
a quality or traits belonging to a person, place, or thing
a conversation between characters in a book, play, or story
to make an idea known or understandable to someone
58
What type of novels did JRR Tolkien write?
Comedies
Murder Mysteries
Fantasy Stories
Dramatic Plays
59
The reason the author has for writing. (Inform, persuade, express, entertain)
mood
author's purpose
audience
author's tone
60
Characters, setting, and initial conflict are introduced
climax
conflict
exposition
rising action
61
Chronological means:
Put in the order that events happened in time
Put in numerical order
Put in the order of the alphabet
All of the above
62
A passage taken from a book
excerpt
stanza
outline
flashback
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One or more letters added to the end of a root word
yofix
prefix
root
suffix
64
Book filled with definitions for words
concordance
thesaurus
dictionary
encyclopedia
65
A text structure that presents the reason something happens and the result of it happening.
cause/effect
beginning/ending
actions/consequences
income/outcome
66
An excerpt is:
a comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”
a segment from a larger text
the perspective from which the story is told
67
Textual evidence is:
evidence that is quoted without giving credit to the author
writing that is told from the point of view of the narrator
something collected from a crime scene to convict a criminal
support for a claim that you quote from a written text
68
A figure of speech using exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point or evoke humor
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
69
A dialogue is:
to make an idea known or understandable to someone
a conversation between characters in a book, play, or story
a log that you can dial on to make phone calls
a quality or traits belonging to a person, place, or thing
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The clues around a bold or underlined word that helps the reader know what the word means.
concave clues
context clues
concept clues
blues clues
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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
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The perspective from which the story is told is called the:
point of view
onomatopoeia
mood
tone

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