Duplicate of English III EOC Lit Terms Review

Question 1

American Lit. Era: ______: the most prominent writers were the Puritans.

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Colonial

Question 2

Interruption of the order to present something that occurred before the beginning of the story.

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flashback

Question 3

A story in which the characters or events are symbols that stand for ideas about human life.

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allegory

Question 4

_____: The part of the story in which the characters, setting, and background are explained.

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exposition

Question 5

The hills looked like white elephants.

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simile

Question 6

Eras:__: create distinct characters that rely on the unique experience of life in America.

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Nationalism

Question 7

The dungeon was deep and dark.

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alliteration

Question 8

_____: human qualities attributed to an animal, object, or idea.

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pesonfication

Question 9

It was yesterday morning, and my mother was singing in the kitchen.The dog was barking outside.

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flashback

Question 10

_________: perspective from which the story is told.

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point of view

Question 11

What literary device is being used in the following sentence? You must be cruel to be kind.

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paradox

Question 12

A reference to a well-known person,place, event, or literary work enrich the reading experience

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allusion

Question 13

The following is an example of...

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satire

Question 14

___: the structure required for expressing two or more grammatical elements the same way.

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parallel structure

Question 15

As the fog rolled in, we crept through the dense undergrowth of the ever darkening forest.

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mood

Question 16

______: a deliberate understatement used for emphasis.

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litotes

Question 17

A hint of something that will happen in the future...

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foreshadowing

Question 18

Techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character.

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characterization

Question 19

The following is an example of...

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parody

Question 20

I'm hungry enough to eat a horse!

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hyperbole

Question 21

________: The use of words that imitatesounds. Examples would be hiss, buzz, swish,and crunch.

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onomatopoeia

Question 22

_____: The person or force that works againstthe hero of the story.

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antagonist

Question 23

Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; it is not meant to be taken seriously.

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figurative language

Question 24

The leaves are little yellow fish swimming in the water.

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metaphor

Question 25

Era: _____: larger than life characters strive to keep personal identity in a lonely setting

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Romantic

Question 26

American Lit. Eras: ______: based on the belief that nature and God were one and the same.

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Transcendentalism

Question 27

_____: a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.

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dialect

Question 28

___: person, place, or thing that representssomething beyond itself.

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symbol

Question 29

Which is the best definition of literary tone?

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The attitude of the author or speaker.

Question 30

_______: a question asked for effect rather than with the expectation of a reply.

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rhetorical question

Question 31

American Lit Eras: _____: outstanding political writing on justice, liberty, and equality.

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Revolutionary

Duplicate of English III EOC Lit Terms Review

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