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Literary Terms Review
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A review of literary terms for 8th grade English.
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When considered together, what two elements help the reader determine the theme?
speakers + internal conflict
point of view + resolution
plot + figurative language
tone + plot
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"The light beckoned him to come closer" is an example of
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
3
A conflict where a character is torn between two decisions she could make is called
external conflict
internal conflict
character vs. nature
character vs. self
4
"Her eyes shone like the sun" is an example of
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Oxymoron
5
Figurative language where a nonhuman subject is given human traits is called
a protagonist
a symbol
a stanza
personification
6
True or False: Free verse poetry MAY rhyme
False
True
7
When the
opposite
of what is expected to occur
does
occur, it is called
internal conflict
oxymoron
flashback
irony
8
The main character in a literary work is called the
protagonist
narrator
meatball
antagonist
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"He opened the Pandora's box" or "What a Romeo!" are examples of
Hyperbole
Allusion
Metaphor
Personification
10
"I am starving!" is an example of
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
11
A group of lines in a poem is called a
prose
flock
posse
stanza
12
"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of
Simile
Alliteration
Figurative language
Personification
13
A character who doesn't change
electric
tonic
static
covalent
14
First person point of view uses _______ statements.
They
You
He/She
I/We
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The part of the story that explains the background and setting is called the
rising action
resolution
exposition
climax
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"I am a rock; I am an island" is an example of
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
17
"BANG" "POP" "POW" "WHIZ" are all examples of
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
18
"The salty, crisp popcorn melted on my tongue" is an example of
Figurative language
Allusion
Imagery
Oxymoron
19
This is the name for the overall feeling created in a work of literature.
theme
mood
moral
hyperbole
20
When and where a story takes place are called the
Plot
Resolution
Exposition
Setting
21
"Sweet sorrow" and "Loving hate" are examples of
Metaphor
Conflict
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
22
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters the point of view is called
Third person omniscient
Second person
Third person limited
First person
23
When the author gives hints about what will happen in the story it is called
Irony
Flashback
Personification
Foreshadowing
24
When a conflict is solved it is called the
Answer
Solution
Resolution
Theme
25
The part of a story where the effects and results of the climax are discovered is called the
Exposition
Inciting incident
Resolution
Falling action