Literary Terms

Question 1

Tone is a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, etc

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True

Question 2

A method in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters is...

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Third person omniscient

Question 3

A character is a person or an animal that takes place in the action of a literary work.

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True

Question 4

Style is...

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The way in which an author uses language

Question 5

[BLANK] is the growing interest and excitement we experience while awaiting a climax/resolution

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Suspense

Question 6

A type of speech that compares or equates two or more things that have something in common...

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Metaphor

Question 7

The dictionary definition of a word is the [BLANK] of a word

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Denotation

Question 8

A literary device in which an earlier event is inserted into the sequence of events is a...

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Flashback

Question 9

The [BLANK] is the introduction.

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Exposition

Question 10

The Climax is the most boring part of a narrative.

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False

Question 11

[BLANK] is words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

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Imagery

Question 12

A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or force of nature is giving human qualities

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Personification

Question 13

[BLANK] is the part of the plot that begins to occur as soon as the conflict is introduced.

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Rising Action

Question 14

First-person is told by a character who uses third-person pronouns

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False

Question 15

The Connotation of a word CANNOT be personal, based on individual experiences.

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False

Question 16

The Antagonist is the main character in a literary work.

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False

Question 17

The central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work is the...

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Theme

Question 18

Foreshadowing is the author's use of shadow to hide what might happen later in the story

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False

Question 19

The repetition of sounds, most often consonant sounds, at the beginning of words

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Alliteration

Question 20

A simile is the same as a metaphor.

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False

Question 21

Which answer is true for the use of the Third-Person limited point of view?

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Focuses on one character's perspective, Third-person pronouns

Question 22

Figurative language is used for a non-descriptive effect, often to imply ideas directly.

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False

Question 23

The sequence of events is known as the...?

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Plot

Question 24

The [BLANK] is the part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing the outcome.

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Resolution

Question 25

[BLANK] is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

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Mood

Question 26

[BLANK] is the manner in which we express words; the wording used.

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Diction

Question 27

An [BLANK] is a figure of speech that is a combination of seemingly contradictory words.

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Oxymoron

Question 28

Point of View is the perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told.

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True

Question 29

Falling Action happens at the very beginning of a story.

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False

Question 30

[BLANK] is the struggle between opposing forces in a story or play.

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Conflict

Question 31

The Protagonist is the main character in a literary work.

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True

Question 32

The [BLANK] of a literary work is the time and place of the action.

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Setting

Literary Terms

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Literary Terms

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