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Duplicate of Literary Devices
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This is a review of literary terms used in novels, poetry, and short stories.
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"It was raining cats and dogs" is an example of what literary device?
interjection
alliteration
irony
idiom
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A fictional story involving people, places, and events that could happen.
nonfiction
realistic fiction
fiction
science fiction
3
I, you, he, she, they, we, me are all examples of what part of speech?
preoposition
noun
pronoun
verb
4
The way the reader feels about the story.
sound
tone
mood
irony
5
An implied comparison stating one thing is another. ie You are my sunny day!
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
6
This shows the attitude of the author towards his/her subject.
mood
emotion
tone
feeling
7
Wow! Yikes! OMG! are all examples of what part of speech?
prepositions
interrogative
pronouns
interjections
8
This a true story.
fiction
science fiction
nonfiction
realistic fiction
9
Sequence of events in a story.
theme
plot
Story line
setting
10
When human qualities are given to non living objects. The flowers danced in the wind.
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
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This is the time and place in which the story takes place.
setting
introduction
climax
conflict
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When the opposite of what is expected happens.
irony
simile
hyperbole
personification
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The addition of an earlier event into the normal chronological sequence of a narrative.
hyperbole
alliteration
flashback
irony
14
Direct quotes always have to be dialogue from the text.
True
False
15
The point in the story where conflict is introduced.
climax
rising action
exposition
falling action
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When a poem takes the shape of an object.
Narrative Poem
Haiku
Concrete Poem
Lyric Poem
17
A main idea in the story; an author’s general message about life.
Simile
Theme
Symbol
Main Idea
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A comparison using "like" or "as" to give the object more familiar characteristics.
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
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When a line, phrase, or word is repeated more than once to make a point. Used a lot in poetry.
rhyme
repetition
alliteration
irony
20
If you are a diligent student, diligent means...
bored
imaginative
hard working
lazy
21
How many cats does Ms. Wardman have?
12
14
13
11
22
Another word for TRAIT is
characteristic
hair style
personification
descriptive words
23
Who is the author of "Number the Stars?"
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lois Lowry
Edgar Allen Poe
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This part of speech shows action or a state of being.
adverb
verb
noun
adjective
25
Mr. Clark versus a man in a bear suit is an example of what type of conflict?
Man v. Man
Man v. Technology
Man v. Nature
Man v. God
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A heart is an example of what literary device?
metaphor
love
symbolism
alliteration
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An intentional overstatement or exaggeration in order to make a point. ie. hungry as a horse
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
simile
28
Who was the protagonist in "Number the Stars?"
Nazis
Annemarie
Ellen
Uncle Henrik
29
Pronouns are used to take the place of what part of speech?
adjectives
other pronouns
preposition
nouns
30
The point of the story where the characters and setting gets introduced.
Rising Action
Exposition
Falling Action
Resolution
31
The main character in a story.
Antagonist
Narrator
Character
Protagonist
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Repeating the last sound of a word. It is used a lot in poetry and songs.
personification
repetition
onomatopoeia
rhyme
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A poem's version of a paragraph (a group of lines in a poem).
poem paragraph
repetition
stanza
euphony
34
The use of the five senses to create a mental image.
personification
euphemism
simile
imagery
35
What is a moral?
plot
setting
lesson learned
climax
36
An example of a realistic fiction novel would be
Terrible Typhoid Mary
Number the Stars
Boys who Challenged Hitler
Helen Keller: The Story of my Life
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Mr. McNeill going against a computer is an example of what type of conflict?
Man v. Man
Man v. Technology
Man v. Society
Man v. Nature
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The main problem (the source of drama and tension) in the story.
conflict
character
setting
climax
39
A kind or type of literary or artistic work.
books
genre
poetry
the Mona Lisa
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This narrator tells the thoughts, words, & actions of everyone in the story. He, she, they
4th person
2nd person
3rd person
1st Person
41
There are only three of these in the English language: a, an, the
articles
adverbs
adjectives
42
A fictional story set in a specific time period or during an actual historical event.
historical fiction
true fiction
realistic fiction
nonfiction
43
A story usually involving animals that teaches a moral or lesson.
fiction
fable
folktale
tall tale
44
This part of speech is used to modify adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. They usually end in "LY"
article
adverb
verb
adjective
45
This narration is mostly used in poetry. The pronoun "you" is mostly used.
3rd person
1st person
2nd person
4th person
46
How are you doing with this game? What part of speech is the word "are"?
verb
noun
adverb
pronoun
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The character tells the story from his/her point of view. I and me are the primary pronouns.
1st person
4th person
3rd person
2nd person
48
The outcome (ending) of a story.
Climax
Rising Action
Resolution
Conflict
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The moment when the story reaches its greatest conflict. Highest point in the story.
conflict
theme
climax
difficulty
50
The main lesson, idea, or message the author wants to express to you, the reader.
theme
gist
plot
conflict
51
Mr. Harrington versus the school board is an example of what type of conflict?
Man v. Society
Man v. God
Man v. Man
Man v. Nature
52
Writing that involves events not proven by science of technology. May include aliens & space.
nonfiction
science fiction
realistic fiction
historical fiction
53
Point of a story where conflict starts getting resolved.
rising action
falling action
climax
denouement
54
Proper nouns always begin with
grammar
capital letters
punctuation
lower case letters
55
Person, place, thing or idea
pronoun
adjective
verb
noun
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The synonym to resolution... (it means how the story ends).
happily ever after
ending
denouement
conclusion
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The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning. ie. buzz, pop, bang, hiss, moo, sizzle
soundy words
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
58
An antagonist is...
nice guy in a story
bad guy in a story
the best person in a story
character that goes against the protagonist
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When something stands (represents) something else.
symbol
love
item
main character
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A story passed on by word of mouth - "Tall Tales" ie. Rip Van Winkle, Legend of Sleepy Hollow
folktale
fable
telephone tale
scary stories
61
Exaggeration for emphasis. (Ex. We read that book a thousand years ago.)
Hyperbole
Understatement
Symbolism
Euphemism
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Ten tired turtles on a Tuttle-Tuttle tree is an example of what literary device?
onomatopoeia
irony
alliteration
personification
63
This part of speech describes nouns.
interjection
adverb
adjective
verb
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This is the person telling the story.
orator
narrator
story teller
teacher
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An imaginary story. Not a true story
autobiography
nonfiction
biography
fiction
