NT Literary Terms Review

Question 1

An extreme exaggeration (raining cats and dogs)

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hyperbole

Question 2

What are the 2 forms of 3rd person POV?

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Limited and Omniscient

Question 3

Giving human-like characteristics to non-human objects

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Personification

Question 4

What is the order of events for a story?

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Rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Question 5

A tangible thing that represents an abstract idea is called...?

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Symbolism

Question 6

A comparison of two things WITHOUT using like/as...

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metaphor

Question 7

This comes in dramatic, verbal, or situational...?

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Irony

Question 8

The theme of the story can be summarized in one word

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False

Question 9

Foreshadowing is...?

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A hint at future events

Question 10

When an author references another work of art/literature

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Allusion

Question 11

Same beginning sounds of 3 or more words (green grass grows greater)

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Alliteration

Question 12

How are characters described in a story?

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Characterization

Question 13

The perspective of the speaker/narrator: Comes in 1st and 3rd usually...?

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Point of View

Question 14

What are the BIG 3 Literary Elements? (easiest to identify in literature)

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Conflict, Characterization, Imagery

Question 15

A word with a sound

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Onomatopoeia

Question 16

The time/place that a story happens

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Setting

Question 17

When an author uses vivid language to paint a picture in your mind...?

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Imagery

Question 18

What are the two forms of conflict?

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Internal and external

Questions 18