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Review of Literary Terms for English I
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the feelings created in a reader through literature
theme
setting
mood
tone
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A dialogue is
a speech given by one character with others on stage.
a play in which all events are told as dialogue.
a play in which the main character suffers a downfall.
conversation carried on by one or more characters.
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the problem or complication which can present as internal or external
antagonist
conflict
resolution
plot
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All of the following are types of fixed verse poetry with a regular pattern EXCEPT
ballad
haiku
sonnet
narrative poetry
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the arrangement of lines in a poem
imagery
sound devices
dramatic point of view
structure
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A tragedy is
a play in which all events are told as dialogue.
a play in which the main character suffers a downfall.
a phrase made up of 2 contradicting words.
a speech given by one character.
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A soliloquy is
a speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage.
conversation carried on by one or more characters.
a speech given by one character with others on stage.
when a character speaks to the audience, not the characters
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The main character in a tragedy. Ex. Romeo in
Romeo and Juliet
tragic flaw
foil
oxymoron
tragic hero
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a play on words when a word has more than one meaning
tragic flaw
oxymoron
foil
pun
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A unit or group of lines in poetry that are separated by spaces
quatrain
couplet
paragraph
stanza
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the sequence of events in a literary work
plot
end
resolution
climax
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words that create images in the mind
imagery
assonance
onomatopoeia
alliteration
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Who popularized the sonnet?
Emily Dickinson
Shakespeare
Robert Frost
Plato
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"The wild gusts of cold wind pierced her body" is an example of...
iambic pentameter
a simile
a hyperbole
imagery
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A Japanese form of poetry called a Haiku follows what pattern of syllables?
3 syllables-4 syllables -3 syllables
5 syllables-7 syllables -5 syllables
4 syllables-6 syllables -4 syllables
8 syllables-10 syllables -8 syllables
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a phrase made up of two contradicting words
tragic flaw
oxymoron
pun
foil
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poems that express the observation and feelings of a single speaker
narrative poetry
epic poetry
haiku
lyric poetry
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A quatrain is a poem with _____________ lines.
four
eight
six
ten
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Exaggerating or stretching the truth of literary effect is called?
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
imagery
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Repetition of an internal vowel sound.
Ex. Johnny went here and there and everywhere.
assonance
poetry
alliteration
rhyme scheme
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time and place of a literary work
setting
mood
tone
theme
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The character trait that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero.
tragic flaw
tragic hero
oxymoron
foil
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An aside is
a speech given by one character with others on stage.
when a character speaks to the audience, not the characters
a play in which the main character suffers a downfall.
conversation carried on by one or more characters.
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when something is different than it is supposed to be or thought to be
plot
irony
characterization
point of view
25
the way an author reveals his characters
exposition
characterization
resolution
climax
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A monologue is
a speech given by one character with others on stage.
a phrase made up of 2 contradicting words.
a play in which all events are told as dialogue.
a play in which the main character suffers a downfall.
27
a reference to something mythical, Biblical, or historical
flashback
archetype
foreshadowing
allusion
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the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
rhyme
alliteration
meter
iambic pentameter
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A character opposite created for emphasis.
ex. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
tragic flaw
foil
oxymoron
pun
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clues that suggest events yet to come
foreshadowing
allusion
flashback
archetype
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"The flowers danced in the gentle breeze" is an example of
personification
a metaphor
a simile
narrative poetry
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The pattern of rhyming words that appears at the ends of two or more lines of poetry is...
rhyme scheme
meter
nonsense
iambic pentameter
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Crash, bam, meow, and oink are all examples of...
imagery
assonance
onomatopoeia
alliteration
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What is writing or speech that is exaggerated for effect (not meant to be taken literally)?
figurative language
soliloquy
alliteration
lyric poetry
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Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language?
imagery
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
metaphor
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"Breeze blew" and "silent sea" or examples of...
alliteration
onomatopoeia
assonance
rhyme scheme
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a type of meter that has 10 syllables in a line of poetry
soliloquy
iambic pentameter
foil
rhyme scheme
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the writer or speaker's attitude towards the subject of the work
theme
tone
setting
mood
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a story that begins in the middle of the action
in medias res
foreshadowing
allusion
flashback
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All of the following are types of fiction EXCEPT
fantasy
mystery
myth
a documentary
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writing or speech that uses sound
ballad
prologue
imagery
sound devices
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"Our soldiers are as brave as lions" is an example of a
simile
quatrain
poem
metaphor
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First person, omniscient, and stream of consciousness are all used to describe
irony
plot
characterization
point of view
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A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
metaphor
simile
personification
analogy
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when a story's sequence is interrupted and a character goes back to an earlier time
foreshadowing
allusion
archetype
flashback
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A 2 line stanza is called a...
couplet
free verse
haiku
quatrain
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a recurring character pattern in literature such as the evil stepmother
foreshadowing
archetype
flashback
allusion
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A poem which tells a story of a person from the past and is often set to music.
narrative poetry
ballad
melody
sonnet
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an often universal truth (message) about humanity found in literature
theme
characterization
irony
point of view
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How many lines of iambic pentameter does a sonnet have?
eight
twelve
ten
fourteen
