Final Exam Review #1: Literary Elements

Question 1

"Crash! Bang! Crash!...went my books as the shelves collapsed." is an example of...

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onomatopoeia

Question 2

An appeal to the senses; the use of words to paint a picture in the reader's mind is called...

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imagery

Question 3

"It was a beautiful Sunday morning, October the 29th, when Amanda stepped out her door" is...

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setting

Question 4

Point of view in a story is that of a character IN the story (usually the protagonist) is...

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first person point of view

Question 5

A comparison between two dissimiar objects usually using "like" or "as" is a ....

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simile

Question 6

When characters (or readers) expect one thing to happen, and instead the opposite occurs is...

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situational irony

Question 7

Assonance is...

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repition of vowel sounds

Question 8

The author's message and/or the main idea of a literary work is...

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theme

Question 9

"The buzzsaw screamed as it cut through the tree" is an example of which literary device?

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Personification

Question 10

Returning to an earlier point in a story, in order to make something in its present more clear:

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flashback

Question 11

The repetition of CONSONANT sounds is...

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alliteration

Question 12

"Exaggeration to add emphasis" is which of the following literary devices?

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Hyperbole

Question 13

Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called...

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personification

Question 14

Dramtic irony is...

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when the reader knows something the characters don't

Question 15

The vantage point from which a story is told is called...

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point of view

Question 16

A person, place, thing, or even that represents something else is a...

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symbol

Question 17

When a characters says one thing and means (or thinks) the opposite is called...

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verbal irony

Question 18

Technique that keeps a reader guessing what will happen next is called...

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suspense

Question 19

Technique where hints or clues are given about what is to come later in a story is called...

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foreshadowing

Question 20

A metaphor is present in which of the following...

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His eyes blazed in anger.

Question 21

The use of words or phrases to mean the opposite of normal meanings is...

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irony

Question 22

A direct comparison between dissimilar objects usually using is or was is a...

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Metaphor

Question 23

The method used by an author to describe characters & their personalities is called...

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characterization

Question 24

problem or struggle in a story that triggers action is called...

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conflict

Question 25

Narrative point of view from the outside of the story, involoving the words he, she, and they..

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third person point of view

Final Exam Review #1: Literary Elements

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Final Exam Review #1: Literary Elements

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