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A Quiz challenge to gather a baseline for students' knowledge of literary devices.
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The ________, or the way a reader feels while reading, can frequently shift in a story.
Theme
Tone
Mood
Verbal Irony
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"Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town..." is an example of which plot element?
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
3
A character or group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist.
Dynamic Character
Antagonist
Static Character
Round Character
4
Scout, Jem, and Dill become fascinated with Boo. This is an example of which plot element?
Rising Action
Exposition
Falling Action
Climax
5
What is the author's attitude toward the subject?
Author's Purpose
Mood
Theme
Tone
6
A literary device in which the writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story.
Theme
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Tone
7
When the audience or readers are more aware of what is happening than the character.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
8
A character who changes over the course of the story. For example, Jem Finch.
Round Character
Flat Character
Dynamic Character
Static Character
9
Used in literature when one thing is meant to represent something else. (i.e. A mockingbird)
Imagery
Hyperbole
Understatement
Symbolism
10
Who is the protagonist in
To Kill a Mockingbird?
Jem
Tom Robinson
Scout
Atticus
11
Scout knows how to read and write and Miss Caroline is infuriated by this.
Rising Action
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Falling Action
12
Harper Lee wrote
TKAM
to inform readers of race relations in the south. What is this called?
Allusion
Author's Purpose
First Person Point of View
Theme
13
TKAM is narrated through the eyes of Scout Finch. Which point of view is this?
Third person, multiple point of view
Third person, limited point of view
First person point of view
Third person, omniscient point of view
14
A short tale to teach a moral lesson, usually involving animals. (i.e. The Tortoise & the Hare)
Fable
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Theme
15
"On the days he carried the watch, Jem
walked on eggs
." This is an example of...
An idiom
An Understatement
A hyperbole
A metaphor
16
A character who is multi-dimensional and complex. For example, Scout Finch.
Round Character
Static Character
Flat Character
Dynamic Character
17
The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean.
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
18
Scout is narrating TKAM as an adult, retelling events from her childhood - an example of...
Fable
Foreshadowing
Tone
Flashback
19
Scout, is the _____________, of TKAM, telling the story as an adult, recounting her childhood.
Understatement
Hyperbole
Narrator
Simile
20
POV is restricted to only one character. Readers only know what the character knows.
First person point of view
Third person, limited point of view
Third person, omnisicient point of view
Third person, multiple point of view
21
When Atticus comes to the decision to defend Tom Robinson...this is an example of what?
Falling Action
Rising Action
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
22
A writer deliberately makes a situation seem less important than it is.
Understatement
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
23
Happens after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
Falling Action
Rising Action
Resolution
Exposition
24
An expression designed to call something to mind without expressing it explicitly.
Allusion
Diction
Flashback
Internal Conflict
25
The conclusion of a story; conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up.
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution
Climax
26
"Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town..." is an example of which lit. device?
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
27
A message conveyed or a lesson learned from a story, a poem, or an event.
Theme
Tone
Mood
Moral
28
The difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
29
Value of Education, Social Inequality, and Coming of Age are all ___________ in TKAM.
Tones
Themes
Motifs
Moods
30
Uses he/she/it, but the narrator knows everything and can see inside the minds of others.
First person point of view
Third person, omniscient point of view
Third person, multiple point of view
Third person, limited point of view
31
"What in the sam hell are you doin' Walter? This is an example of...
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Dialect
Diction
32
Jem uses words like "yonder," "reckon," "breeches," and "naw." This is an example of...
Foreshadowing
Fable
Dialect
Diction
33
"[Miss Caroline] looked and smelled like a peppermint drop."
Verbal Irony
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
34
A character who stays the same throughout a story. For example, Dill and Miss Caroline.
Dynamic Character
Flat Character
Round Character
Static Character
35
A character who is not very developed. For example, Boo Radley.
Round Character
Dynamic Character
Static Character
Flat Character
36
"I tried to climb into Jem's skin and walk around in it."
Verbal Irony
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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A decisive moment or turning point in a story. Sometimes a "crisis" point in the plot.
Resolution
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
