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Literary terms and techniques review quiz
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literature that is factual
historical fiction
nonfiction
textbooks
fiction
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an example of an author's purpose for fiction would be...
to narrate
to entertain
to describe
to persuade
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an author's use of descriptive comparisons
imagery
metaphor
simile
figurative language
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an old expression no longer taken literally
idiom
hyperbole
understatement
pun
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"The cat screamed in disgust when I forgot to feed him." is an example of...
hyperbole
metaphor
understatement
personification
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How an author tells a story: through what narrator and in what perspective
point of view
second person point of view
thirsd person objective point of view
first person point of view
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The importance of a literature to a particular group...
motif
cultural significance
author's purpose
universal significance
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"Your dilapidated snail is taking up too much room in the garage." is an example of a...
implied metaphor
dead metaphor
extended metaphor
direct metaphor
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Syntax is...
an author's choice of point of view
diction
an author's choice of words
an author's choice of sentence styling
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A periodical article appears in...
a newspaper
a speech
a magazine
a journal
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All of the following describe an author's voice except...
diction choices
use of figurative language
syntax choices
what his publisher tells him to do
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the author drops clues as to what might happen in the literature
indirect characterization
flash- forward
flashback
foreshadowing
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the protagonist's turning point
inciting incident
resolution
falling action
climax
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Which plot sequence is incorrect?
climax, rising actin, resolutions
inciting incident, rising action, climax
external conflicts, internal conflicts, climax
exposition, inciting incident, rising action
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literature that is imaginary
historical fiction
nonfiction
fiction
mystery
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All of the following are qualities that both the antagonist and protagonist have except...
They are round characters
they are main characters
Described using direct and indirect characterization
they are flat characters
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the moment the first conflict occurs in the literature
rising action
climax
exposition
inciting incident
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Denotation encompasses all of the following except...
figurative meaning
literal meaning
the dictionary definition
synonyms
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A genre where Man vs. Technology is a common external conflict
realistic fiction
horror
historical fiction
science fiction
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A plot diagram is...
an exposition
a pictorial representation of a literature's structure
a word map
a plot summary
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literature that has the structure of chapters and the length of 100 pages
novel
novella
play
essay
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universal truths/ comments shared about mankind
themes
resolutions
external conflicts
internal conflicts
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character's conversation
narration
dialogue
verbal irony
dialect
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all of the following are archetypes EXCEPT...
the villain
Bob
the forbidden forest
symbolic colors
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the author stops the plot to share a scene from the past
suspense
flashback
foreshadowing
flash- forward
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where ALL the conflicts occur in the literature
climax
inciting incident
rising action
resolution
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great diction in literature that appeals to or repels our five senses
imagery
metaphor
personification
simile
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an example of a stereotypical character
a teenager
Bob
a student
the villian
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The following are examples of methods of indirect characterization EXCEPT
clothing he/ she wears
the author's opinion
character's actions
what the character says
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the perspective used when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters
third person objective point of view
first person point of view
second person point of view
third person omniscient point of view
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Identify a form of literature
realistic fiction
dystopian literature
biography
drama
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Connotation means...
a synonym
the dictionary definition of a word
the literal meaning of a word
the figurative meaning of a word
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Identify a literary term describing a protagonist
flat character
subordinate character
static character
dynamic character
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all of the following are examples of dialect except...
gonna
is not
wanna
isn't
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A protagonist's dog, or next door neighbor would be considered all of the following except...
flat characters
static characters
round characters
subordinate characters
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Identify an element of nonfiction.
maps
denouement
climax
characters
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When the reader knows what is going to happen but the characters do not
dramatic irony
situational irony
irony
verbal irony
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Identify a literary term describing an antagonist
round character
foil
subordinate character
dynamic character
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all of the following are examples of external conflicts except...
man vs. self
man vs society
man vs. technology
man vs. man
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the author changes his/ her attitude and/ or emotions towards his/ her literature
mood
tonal shift
tone
dynamic character
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Identify a genre of literature.
drama
poem
realistic fiction
essay
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A genre of literature where the protagonist faces the possibility of death
realistic fiction
adventure
romance
mythology
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The following are all elements of fiction except...
facts
plot
climax
antagonist
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writers of literature
authors
poets
artists
novelists
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the following are all examples of author's purpose except...
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
to narrate
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the repetition/pattern of a major idea, conflict, symbol, etc. in a single piece of literature
pun
tone
archetype
motif
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A genre where the author shares a factual "slice" of his/ her own life
nonfiction
biography
autobiography
memoir
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A textbook is considered...
an informational text
fiction
a biography
nonfiction
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the character who matures and changes because of his/ her experiences
static character
subordinate character
dynamic character
foil
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all of the following are examples of internal conflicts except...
nervousness
hatred
<p>a death</p>
fear
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The following describe universal characters except...
stereotypes
stock characters
they are completely unique
Are easily known to all readers
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What drives a character to make the choices that he/ she does?
the antagonist
the author
the protagonist
motivation
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place and time of the literature
protagonist
setting
atmosphere
conflict
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great writing/ reading that follows a traditional plot structure
literature
short story
encyclopedia
novella
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using homonyms to create a "play on words" (tail/ tale, hair/ hare)
idiom
dead metaphor
pun
hyperbole
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a genre of literature involving a quest for the protagonist
romance
mystery
adventure
historical fiction
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huge exaggeration in literature
imagery
understatement
hyperbole
personification
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a genre of literature where the protagonist causes his/ her own downfall
adventure
fantasy
tragedy
comedy
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one who shares the story with the reader
the antagonist
the protagonist
the narrator
the author
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the physical structure of a piece of literature
form
plot
genre
story line
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reference in literature to a famous person, historical event, or another piece of literature
symbol
allusion
archetype
motif
