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A middle school level quiz of basic literary terms
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Where a story takes place (time period, location, characteristics of surroundings) is its...
Mood
Setting
Conflict
Point of View
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What is a metaphor?
A comparison using like or as
Language used to portray sensory experiences using 5 senses
Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect
The central or dominating idea
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What is conflict?
A struggle between opposing forces
Conversation between characters
Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later
The way an author reveals a character's personality
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Using language to portray sensory experiences using the five senses is...
onomatopoeia
imagery
personification
foreshadowing
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Foreshadowing is...
a struggle between opposing forces
describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
the environment of the story (place, time, location)
a clue or hint about something that is going to happen later
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The perspective from which the story is told is the...
mood
conflict
point of view
setting
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An object, setting, event, animal, or person that is itself, but also has another meaning is a
flashback
metaphor
symbol
plot
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What is a simile?
The main or central character in the story
The way an author reveals a character's personality
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
The feelings a reader gets from the story
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What is dialogue?
When two unlike things are compared using like or as
The sequence of events in a story
The central or dominating idea
The conversation between characters in a work of literature
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What is the plot?
The sequence of events in a story
The perspective from which a story is told
The main character
The conversation between characters
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What is the means through which an author reveals a character's personality?
Alliteration
Personification
Mood
Characterization
