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Annotation Literary Techniques
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Review of literary terms commonly used to study short stories
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How is theme best defined?
the story's topic
the story's main idea
the moral of the story
the story's message about life
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Imagery...
allows the reader visualize the story
appeals to the five senses
enables the reader to see the action in the mind's eye
paints word pictures
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Satire is...
a symbol
a human interest news story
a common saying
writing that ridicules human failings
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The development of a character, can be direct or indirect
mood
characterization
conflict
tone
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This literary term means the reversal of expectations.
irony
surprise
flashback
plot twist
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Which of the following is not an example of figurative language?
definition
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
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What is the plot point of greatest intensity?
resolution
climax
falling action
conflict
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something that represents something else is
a symbol
the theme
the reader's mood
the author's tone
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What's another word for denouement?
climax
resolution
falling action
rising action
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Person "telling" the story
narrator
speaker
point of view
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The character in conflict with the main character
protagonist
antagonist
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Point of view is...
the storyteller's identity
the narrator's perspective
how you see the world
using "I" and "you"
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For which plot term is "complications" a synonym?
exposition
rising action
falling action
climax
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What part of the plot goes in the starburst shape in the middle of the diagram?
conflict
resolution
anticlimax
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The way the author feels about a topic
Tone
Mood
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Which of the following plot elements suggests clues of events to come?
foreshadowing
flashback
motif
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The way a work makes the reader feel
Mood
Tone
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Which of the following terms refers to a story's main character?
antagonist
protagonist
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Which fall decoration resembles a plot diagram?
jack o 'lantern
tombstone
witch's hat
witch's broom
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Which part of a story's plot introduces the characters and background information?
introduction
beginning
explanation
exposition
