A symbol is a person, place, or thing that...

Represents something abstract or larger than itself

Personification is when...

Human traits are given to inanimate objects

Which of the following is a metaphor?

Life is a highway, Baby, you're a firework

A flashback interrupts a story in order to...

Present something that happened before the story began

Is a series of events that build tension

A plot diagram is also known as...

Freytag's Pyramid, Freytag's Triangle

The character telling the story

A combination of contradicting words

In the introduction, we are introduced to...

Characters, setting, and conflict

A hyperbole refers to...

A purposeful exaggeration for emphasis, A funny exaggeration for emphasis

Who is Othered in the novel "The Chrysalids"?

Rosalind, David, Gordon, Sophie

What is promoted by the dominant culture in "The Chrysalids"?

The True Image, Nicholson's Repentances, The Definition of Man

The highest point of tension, The turning point in the story, Often the most suspenseful event

A conflict in literature is...

A problem or struggle between two opposing forces

What is marginalization?

Putting someone in a powerless position within a group

Who is the antagonist?

The person or force working against the hero

A comparison of two different things using "like" or "as"

The "Other" refers to someone who...

Lacks something essential that the group has, Someone who is perceived as being different

The main character or hero in a story

The dénouement is...

When conflict is untangled and resolved

The initial incident is...

An event that causes conflict for the main character

In a literary work, a theme is...

Often the author's opinion on a subject, The underlying message

A comparison of two different things not using like or as

A series of connected events that make up a story

The mood in a story is...

The feelings a story intends to create in the reader

Person vs. Society, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Person

Foreshadowing is when...

Hints are given to help readers anticipate future events

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Plot and Literary Devices (Grade 9 Review)

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A review of plot structure and literary devices, with reference to John Wyndham's "The Chrysalids." #englishliterature #literarydevices #plotstructure #thechrysalids #review #grade10 #grade9

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1
A symbol is a person, place, or thing that...
Is destroyed at the end of the story
Represents something abstract or larger than itself
Can also be referred to as a "noun"
Is the main message or lesson of a story
2
Personification is when...
Human traits are given to inanimate objects
The reader is given a character's description
You call someone names
When a person has a soul
3
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Life is a highway
Baby, you're a firework
Bright as the sun
He was as blind as a bat
4
The main conflict in "The Chrysalids" can be classified as...
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Society
5
A flashback interrupts a story in order to...
Introduce characters that weren't mentioned earlier
Tell you a few jokes
Present something that happened before the story began
Bring you an important news update
6
The rising action...
Is the worst part of the story
Is a series of events that build tension
Is one major event
Is when conflict is resolved
7
A plot diagram is also known as...
Freytag's Pyramid
Friar's Rhombus
Freddy's Circle
Freytag's Triangle
8
A narrator is...
The main character or hero in a story
Someone who won't shut up
The character telling the story
9
An oxymoron is...
A combination of contradicting words
A character that works against the hero/protagonist
Dumb air
A word that imitates a sound
10
In the introduction, we are introduced to...
Characters, setting, and conflict
One character
Two characters
An omniscient being
11
What is onomatopoeia?
When words imitate sounds
It sounds painful
When a word isn't spelled phonetically
A combination of contradicting words
12
A hyperbole refers to...
An energetic bowl
A purposeful exaggeration for emphasis
A comparison made using like or as
A funny exaggeration for emphasis
13
The protagonist in "The Chrysalids" is...
Uncle Axel
Petra
Joseph
David
14
Who is Othered in the novel "The Chrysalids"?
Rosalind
David
Gordon
Sophie
15
The narrator in "The Chrysalids" is...
Uncle Axel
Largely silent
A first-person narrator
David
16
What is promoted by the dominant culture in "The Chrysalids"?
Deviations
The True Image
Nicholson's Repentances
The Definition of Man
17
The climax is...
None of the above
The highest point of tension
The turning point in the story
Often the most suspenseful event
18
A conflict in literature is...
A combination of two contradicting words
A problem or struggle between two opposing forces
When you want to skip school but need the credit
When you can't seem to read the book
19
An example of an antagonist in "The Chrysalids" is...
The Sealand Lady
Alan Ervin
Joseph
Uncle Axel
20
Joseph's feud with Angus Morton is an example of...
Person vs. Person
Tribulation
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Self
21
What is marginalization?
The act of spreading margarine on bread
Putting someone in a powerless position within a group
When you are accepted by the dominant culture
Being skeptical of someone different than you
22
Who is the antagonist?
The fairy godmother
The character who helps the hero win
The person or force working against the hero
The hero of a story
23
The introduction can also be referred to as...
The expositor
The exposition
The expedition
The extraterrestrial
24
An omniscient narrator is...
Limited in knowledge
All-knowing
Arrogant
25
A simile is...
A comparison of two different things using "like" or "as"
A comparison of two different things
Very poetic
A comparison
26
The "Other" refers to someone who...
Lacks something essential that the group has
Is not you
Is omniscient
Someone who is perceived as being different
27
A protagonist is...
An instrument used in math class
Someone who likes to set fire to things
The main character or hero in a story
The force that works against the main character
28
The dénouement is...
When conflict is untangled and resolved
When the cow jumps over the moon
When conflicts are introduced
When the character dies
29
The initial incident is...
Exciting
An event that makes the character want to take a nap
An event that causes conflict for the main character
None of your business
30
In a literary work, a theme is...
Often the author's opinion on a subject
The underlying message
Not important
Impossible to figure out
31
What is a metaphor?
None of the above
A comparison of two different things not using like or as
A type of clothing
A comparison of two different things using like or as
32
A "plot" is...
Just a bunch of stuff
A series of connected stories that make up an event
A series of connected events that make up a story
Probably important
33
The mood in a story is...
The feelings a character feels in a certain situation
Not very important
When the weather imitates a character's emotions
The feelings a story intends to create in the reader
34
Conflict can be...
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Person
35
Foreshadowing is when...
A character gives spoilers about future events
The hero is afraid of their shadow
The reader is given hints so they can stop reading the book
Hints are given to help readers anticipate future events
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An important theme in "The Chrysalids" is...
The Definition of Man
Oppression
Discrimination
The Fringes

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