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Literary Devices and Elements
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A quiz to review and take notes for literary devices and elements we'll use this school year.
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3rd Person pronouns
I, me, my
You, us, we
He, she, it, they
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Flashback
Language that appeals to the five senses.
A story depicts events that took place in the past.
Hint of what is to come in the future.
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Climax
The start of the conflict.
The turning point of the story.
Results or effects of the story's climax.
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Verbal Irony
When the result is the opposite of what was expected.
When the audience knows something the character does not.
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
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Antagonist
A side character in a literary work.
Main character of a literary work.
Character or force that opposes the story's main character.
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Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment?
"Depending on what time I get home."
Fragment
Complete Sentence
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Resolution
The end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up.
The essential background info. at the beginning of a story.
The development of the conflict.
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Inciting Incident
The development of the conflict.
The event that begins the story's conflict.
The turning point of the story.
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Characterization
How the author develops characters and their personalities.
The bad force in a story.
The main character in a story.
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Symbol
A character speaks his/her thoughts out loud.
The time when the story takes place.
An object, person, or place used to represent a larger idea
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Personification
Sound repetition
Comparison NOT using the words"like" or "as"
Comparison using the words "like" or "as."
Non-human things are given human characteristics.
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Rhyme Scheme
Rhyming pattern among lines of poetry. Ex: (ABAB CDCD EE)
Voice in a poem; person who is speaking.
A group of lines in a poem.
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Allusion
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds.
How the author develops the characters and personalities
An indirect reference to something well-known.
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Metaphor
Comparison using the words "like" or "as."
Non-human things are given human characteristics.
Comparison NOT using the words "like" or "as"
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words.
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Mood
The emotional reaction of readers
The author's attitude toward the subject of a text.
Group of lines a poem.
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Conflict
The struggle between two opposing forces.
When a story takes place.
The characters in a story.
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Falling Action
Results or effects of the story's climax.
The start of the conflict.
The end of a story when loose ends are tied up.
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1st Person pronouns
You, us, we
He, she, it, they
I, me, my
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Diction
A comparison using "like" or "as."
Hint of what is to come in the future.
Word chosen by a writer to create specific effects.
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Dramatic Irony
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
When the audience knows something the character does not.
When the result is the opposite of what was expected.
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Aside
A speech given by a single character to an audience.
A character speaks but isn't heard by others on the stage.
A character speaks his/her thoughts out loud while alone.
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Protagonist
Character who opposes the story's main character.
A side character in a literary work.
Main character of a literary work.
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Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment?
"I use MLA citations in my research paper."
Complete Sentence
Fragment
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Soliloquy
A character speaks his/her thoughts out loud while alone.
A speech given by a single character to an audience.
A character speaks but isn't heard by others on the stage.
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Situational Irony
When the result is the opposite of what was expected.
When the audience knows something the character does not.
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
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Stanza
A group of lines in a poem.
Voice in a poem; person who is speaking.
Repetition of identical sounds.
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Theme
The main idea in an essay.
Who's telling the story.
The underlying message of a literary work.
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Alliteration
Sound repetition
Non-human things are given human characteristics.
Comparison NOT the words using "like" or "as"
Comparison using the words "like" or "as."
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2nd Person pronouns
He, she, it, they
You, us, we
I, me, my
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Foreshadowing
Extreme exaggeration to add meaning.
A story depicts events that took place in the past.
A hint of what is to come in the future.
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Point of View
Sequence of events in a literary work.
The main character.
A particular attitude, belief, or way of thinking.
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Onomatopoeia
Contradictory phrase
Extreme exaggeration for emphasis
Words or phrases stated more than once for emphasis
Words that represent sounds.
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Which of the following is a fragment?
He invented many English words and phrases.
Queen Elizabeth enjoyed his plays.
Born in England.
He may have died on his birthday.
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Dialogue
A category in which a work of literature belongs
A word chosen to create a specific effect.
Direct speech between two characters.
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Is the following a complete sentence or a fragment?
"Which is his dominant character trait."
Complete Sentence
Fragment
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Which of the following is a complete sentence?
Whether or not he wrote them all.
Wrote many plays.
Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare wrote.
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Exposition
The development of the conflict.
Essential background info. at the beginning of a story.
The start of the conflict.
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Repetition
Phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory.
Extreme exaggeration for emphasis
The same words or phrases stated more than once for effect.
Words that represent sounds
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Setting
Time and place in which a story takes place.
The main events in a story.
The moral of a story.
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Speaker
A group of lines in a poem.
Repetition of identical sounds.
Voice in a poem; person who is telling the story.
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Thesis
The final paragraph in an essay.
The main idea in an essay.
The ending of a fictional story.
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Simile
Sound repetition
Comparison using the words "like" or "as."
Comparison NOT using the words "like" or "as"
Non-human things are given human characteristics.
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Meter
A unit of rhythm in poetry; the pattern of the beats
Voice in a poem; person who is speaking
Repetition of identical sounds
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Tone
The emotional reaction of readers.
A technique the keep readers guessing what will happen next.
The author/speaker's attitude toward the subject of a text.
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Imagery
Images drawn by the characters.
Language that appeals to the five senses.
Pictures that appear in stories.
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Oxymoron
Words or phrases stated more than once for emphasis
Extreme exaggeration for emphasis
Contradictory phrase
Words that represent sounds
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Rising Action
The turning point of the story.
The start of the conflict.
The development of the conflict.
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Hyperbole
Words or phrases stated more than once for emphasis
Words that represent sounds
Contradictory phrase
Extreme exaggeration for emphasis
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Suspense
Technique that keeps readers guessing what will happen next.
Voice in a poem; person who is speaking.
The authors attitude toward the subject of a piece of work.
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Monologue
A character speaks his/her thoughts out loud while alone.
A speech given by a single character to an audience.
A character speaks but isn't heard by others on the stage.
