Identify the alliteration:

Ron runs ragged and rages around finals time!

Pick out the metaphor.

She is a pretzel the way she can twist and bend.

A 3rd person narrative is one where:

The story is told by a non-character.

Which of the following is a hyperbole:

He was taller than a three story building at 11 years old.

gives human qualities to objects: The teapot screamed out ..

Plot, in literature is

plan/main story in a play, novel, or short story.

Several art, music or writing pieces in one collection.

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Concepts in Language Arts 6 - 9th grade Review

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1
Place and time make up the ______ of a story.
plot
personification
setting
climax
2
When an author gives a clue as to what will happen in the future it is a
personification
hyperbole
flashback
foreshadow
3
Identify the alliteration:
She is a pretzel the way she can twist and bend.
His stomach hurt, he must have eaten 100 lbs of candy today.
The flowers in the vase danced delightedly in the sunshine.
Ron runs ragged and rages around finals time!
4
Pick out the metaphor.
Ron runs ragged and rages around finals time!
His stomach hurt, he must have eaten 100 lbs of candy today.
The flowers in the vase danced delightedly in the sunshine.
She is a pretzel the way she can twist and bend.
5
The lake was like a mirror reflecting the million stars of the clear night summer sky is a(n)
metaphor
alliteration
personification
simile
6
A 3rd person narrative is one where:
One where a character in the story is the narrator.
The story is told by a non-character.
7
An obvious exaggeration is used to make a point or paint a picture and is called a(n):
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
personification
8
A word that sounds like what it is representing: Pow, squish and zip are examples.
antonym
synonym
simile
onomatopoeia
9
Which of the following is a hyperbole:
He swims like a fish!
She was the family rock all her relatives counted upon.
He was taller than a three story building at 11 years old.
The flowers danced joyfully in the warm inviting sunshine.
10
The problem in a work/story is the
setting
metaphor
conflict
plot
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A personification
compares two things and has the clue words "like" or "as".
repeats the same sound for emphasis: Peter Pan Peanuts
gives human qualities to objects: The teapot screamed out ..
states one thing is another: She was lightning on the track.
12
There are 2 types of central characters, protagonists and antagonists. The "bad guys" are
the protagonists
the antagonists
13
Comparing two things using the clue words "like" or "as : He was as a cheetah in the 440 race!
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
14
Plot, in literature is
the most exciting part in the story line.
A stressful scene for the main characters.
plan/main story in a play, novel, or short story.
how the problem gets worked out.
15
An anthology is
Several art, music or writing pieces in one collection.
The study of anthems.
A type of narration.
16
The central character the author makes out to be the good character is the
antagonist
resolution
genre
protagonist
17
A category or classification of literature, art or music.
preview
genre
plot
Type
18
Quack, squish, zap, meow and moo are all examples of
alliterations
hyperboles
similes
onomatopoeias
19
The most exciting part of the plot is called the
flashback
protagonista
climax
resolution
20
When a character looks back at an earlier event
personification
foreshadow
alliteration
flashback

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