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Review of Language Arts Terms
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The writer's tone helps create the mood.
false
true
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The term used to describe a story's major problem is a...
conclusion
climax
conflict
plot
3
Identify hyperbole.
I drank two Sprites.
After being shaken, the bottle of Sprite was a geyser.
burrrrp!
I drank a million gallons of Sprite.
4
Find an example of personification.
The wind was recorded at 30 miles per hour.
The boat floated beside the dock.
The chair groaned when he sat upon it.
The young boy screeched like an owl.
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What is hyperbole?
Using extreme exaggeration to make a point
Using dialog to enrich writing
Comparing two unalike things using "like" or "as"
Giving human qualities to non-human things
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The beginning of a story is called its...
conflict
plot
resolution
exposition
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The way a work of literature makes a reader feel is called...
dynamic
tone
resolution
mood
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This brings writing to life by having characters speak with one another:
MLA citations
conversations
dialogue
climaxes
9
Wording that attempts to influence the reader because of a strong connotation or mental image.
rhetoric
rhetorical question
loaded language
euphemism
10
This is a story's major turning point.
rising action
protagonist
climax
conflict
11
A statement that is implied, rather than expressly stated is ______________.
vernacular
explicit
euphemism
implicit
12
The end of a story is called its...
climax
resolution
falling action
exposition
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A rose representing love is an example of ___________.
allusion
irony
symbolism
theme
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Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied.
circular reasoning
rhetorical question
implicit
explicit
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Sound effect words like "buzz," "bam," and "meow" are called...
visual imagery
metaphors
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
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The writer's feeling toward a topic.
mood
plot
dialog
tone
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Giving non-human things human-like qualities is called...
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
18
When an author explains how things taste, look, smell, feel, or sound.
sensory imagery
onomatopoeia
sound imagery
metaphor
19
Substitution of a mild, indirect or vague expression for one thought to be offensive or harsh
denotation
vernacular
euphemism
rhetoric
20
The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet. This is an example of...
allusion
allegory
imagery
symbol
21
Identify the simile:
The sky was aglow like a raging fire.
The sky was a raging fire.
The raging fire burned for hours.
The sky was aglow.
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This is the term for the main events of a story.
plot
rising action
chapters
climax
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The opposite of a word's denotation. The feelings and images associated with words.
ethical appeal
euphemism
connotation
denotation
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What is a metaphor?
sound effect words
Comparing unalike things without using "like" or "as"
extreme exaggeration
Comparing two unalike things using "like" or "as"
