What is a plot twist?

When the plot changes direction radically

What is meant by foreshadowing?

That we get a hint about what will happen later on

What is personification?

That a thing/idea or an animal is given human attributes.

What does an allusion do?

points to something outside the literary universe, calls something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

Which is an example of alliteration?

Dexter was digging deep down in the dirt.

What is the climax of a story?

The point where the tension is highest

Which of these sentences has a 3rd person point of view?

He had always liked to read, She had always liked to read, They have always liked to read

Which of these sentences has a 1st person point of view?

I would really like to go, We really want to go

which is an example of a simile?

Craig was busy like a bee., Stephanie was dancing like the wind.

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1
What is a plot twist?
When the plot has no climax
When the tension is highest in the plot
When the plot changes direction radically
When the plot ends in an unusual way
2
Which of these expressions is a metaphor?
You are like a bird in the sky
You are the sun in my life.
You are as poison to my blood
You are warm like the sun
3
This title, "Finding Nemo" is also an example of what literary term?
Exposition
Rising Action
Flashback
Foreshadowing
4
Which of these characters is a flat character?
Katniss Everdeen
Romeo
Harry Potter
Rambo
5
What is meant by foreshadowing?
That we know something that the characters don't
That there are many descriptions of the weather
That the mood of the story is very dark
That we get a hint about what will happen later on
6
A ________ is a character that doesn't change through out the story
static
round
dynamic
flat
7
What is personification?
That a thing/idea or an animal is given human attributes.
That we see a character as a real person.
That a character is three-dimensional.
That a character has traits that we can empathize with.
8
What does 3rd person omniscient mean?
Absent
Ignorant
Kind
All-knowing
9
What does an allusion do?
gives a hit about what is going to happen
points to something outside the literary universe
calls something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
gives a false impression
10
When does the denouement take place?
At the end of the story
At the beginning of the story
In the middle of the story
Right before the climax
11
The ___________ is important because it gives the time and place of a story.
plot
characters
setting
dialogue
12
When a person is hit by a car, this is an example of which type of conflict?
Person vrs. Nature
Person vrs. Machine
Person vrs. Society
Person vrs. Self
13
What is a protagonist?
The main character
The hero
A minor character
The bad guy
14
Which is an example of alliteration?
Dexter was digging deep down in the dirt.
The boy was acting like his pants were on fire.
Barkley said, Woof!
The stars danced in the sky.
15
Which of these characters is not dynamic?
Sodapop Curtis
Bob
Ponyboy Curtis
Johnny
16
What does the word asdfasdf mean? The dog asdfasdf the bird, and threw it up.
ate
ran over
hit
slapped
17
An Example of a theme is
Kayla spent a long time on her project and got an "A".
Amanda always wanted the same things as Mary.
Tim was afraid of heights but still went to the ropes course
jealousy
18
Which of these characters is an antagonist?
The Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
James Bond
Voldemort
Spiderman
19
What is the climax of a story?
At the end of the story
The beginning of the story when the conflict is introduced
The point where the tension is highest
The point where the tension is lowest
20
Which of these sentences has a 3rd person point of view?
I have always liked to read
He had always liked to read
She had always liked to read
They have always liked to read
21
When someone stands up for what they believe in... it is an example of....
Person vrs. society
Person vrs. nature
Person vrs. self
Person vrs. person
22
The idiom is
paying for something that was very expensive
cheating on a test
When pigs fly
Telling on your little brother
23
Which of these sentences has a 1st person point of view?
I would really like to go
He really wanted to go
Do you really want to go
We really want to go
24
which is an example of a simile?
The stars danced in the sky.
The dog ran away and looked like he was guilty.
Craig was busy like a bee.
Stephanie was dancing like the wind.
25
The reason an author writes a story is called
the author's point of view
the author's reasons
the author's imagination
the author's purpose

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