Test Prep: Looking At Literature

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A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology

Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche. 

A person, object or action that represents something else

A conversation between characters

A speaker or character who tells a story

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

The turning point or high point in a story

What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.

Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.

Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.

Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.

A character who stays the same during the story

Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings

Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

Genre with informational facts

What is another word for PERSUADE?

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story

Time and place of a story

The message or moral in a story

The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story

Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)

Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.

Struggle between opposing forces

The sequence of events in a literary work

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.

A character who changes during the story

The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)

The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US

A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past