Quiz #7 Figurative Language & Literary Genres

Language used to mean something other than its literal definition is called________.

"To take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism" is an example of a _________.

Screenplays are dramas intended to be made into films or television.

A story about our lives in the year 3022 falls under the genre of historical fiction.

A lengthy narrative poem about a hero named Achilles falls under the genre of_____.

Literal or Figurative? I’ve told her so many times to clean up her room.

A story about plants that come to life is a realistic genre.

Texts of plays recited by actors and surrounded by sets onstage, in film, or on television are all______.

"But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt" is an example of a _________.

A book about a current famous soccer star falls under the genre of_____.

"Susan suddenly stretched slowly" is an example of _________.

The close examination and interpretation of a literary work that analyzes the author’s use of language is called______.

Non-literal language that needs to be interpreted in order to understand what the author is trying to say is _______.

"My iPhone is dead" is an example of a _________.

Literal or Figurative? Her teeth are like stars because they come out at night.

______are the the basic components of most literary works such as setting, plot, characters, point of view, theme, tone.

Fictitious stories are also known as______

Writing in an unusual style with special rhythm or rhymes about thoughts or intense feelings is called______.

A novel set during the French Invasion of Russia in 1812 is most likely a fantasy genre.

Free verse poetry has no set rhyme or meter.

Literal or Figurative? When she sings, her voice is like velvet.