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Literary Terms Review
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Review of #literary #terms for VA EOC SOL test in Reading
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A literary device in which things are ridiculed with the purpose of change is...
myth
satire
political
legend
2
Techniques used to develop characters are known as...
heroes
motifs
characterization
gothic
3
Poetry unconfined by formal patterns of rhyme and meter is...
iambic pentameter
ode
prose
free verse
4
A difference between what is expected and what occurs is...
irony
hyperbole
coincidence
idiom
5
Word choice and order is...
dialect
diction
local color
hyperbole
6
A reason for writing is...
goal
expository
purpose
audience
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Which of the following is/are NOT a type external conflict?
man v. technology
man v. self
man v. man
man v. nature
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The feeling or atmosphere created by a writer is...
motif
tone
theme
mood
9
Words and phrases taken from informal English are known as...
colloquial language
elevated style
dialogue
jargon
10
A work with two meanings, one literal and one symbolic, is known as...
allusion
frame story
allegory
myth
11
Distinctive forms of language spoken in particular areas are known as...
dialects
irony
diction
local color
12
An emotional connection of a word is...
definition
jargon
connotation
denotation
13
A tale with a sad ending is known as...
tragedy
comedy
Shakespeare
play
14
Struggle between characters or forces is known as...
competition
danger
conflict
ode
15
An account of one's memories is...
journal
monologue
memoir
frame story
16
A reference to a well-known work is called...
allusion
source
alliteration
allegory
17
A story within a story is...
exposition
irony
frame story
diction
18
The main "good guy" is...
saint
John Proctor
protagonist
antagonist
19
The underlying message an author wants you to understand is...
archetype
theme
tone
motif
20
A historic account is...
tale
myth
legend
chronicle
21
A contrast between what is stated and what is meant is...
diction
verbal irony
dialect
sarcasm
22
A phrase used by a group of people that is often not literal is...
simile
idiom
metaphor
lie
23
A grammatical pattern repeated for emphasis is...
juxtaposition
personification
syntax
parallelism
24
A character who poses an opposition is known as...
antithesis
protagonist
antagonist
archetype
25
Looking at events that happened in the past is...
theme
motif
pun
flashback