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Literary terms and techniques review quiz
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A periodical article appears in...
a journal
a magazine
a speech
a newspaper
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all of the following are examples of dialect except...
gonna
is not
wanna
isn't
3
huge exaggeration in literature
understatement
personification
imagery
hyperbole
4
where ALL the conflicts occur in the literature
climax
resolution
inciting incident
rising action
5
Which plot sequence is incorrect?
climax, rising actin, resolutions
inciting incident, rising action, climax
external conflicts, internal conflicts, climax
exposition, inciting incident, rising action
6
great diction in literature that appeals to or repels our five senses
imagery
simile
personification
metaphor
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place and time of the literature
protagonist
atmosphere
conflict
setting
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a genre of literature where the protagonist causes his/ her own downfall
tragedy
adventure
comedy
fantasy
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character's conversation
dialect
dialogue
narration
verbal irony
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The following are examples of methods of indirect characterization EXCEPT
clothing he/ she wears
character's actions
the author's opinion
what the character says
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The importance of a literature to a particular group...
universal significance
author's purpose
cultural significance
motif
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literature that has the structure of chapters and the length of 100 pages
novella
essay
novel
play
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the character who matures and changes because of his/ her experiences
subordinate character
dynamic character
foil
static character
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the author changes his/ her attitude and/ or emotions towards his/ her literature
mood
dynamic character
tone
tonal shift
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A protagonist's dog, or next door neighbor would be considered all of the following except...
flat characters
round characters
static characters
subordinate characters
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A genre where the author shares a factual "slice" of his/ her own life
autobiography
memoir
biography
nonfiction
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all of the following are examples of external conflicts except...
man vs. technology
man vs. self
man vs. man
man vs society
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the moment the first conflict occurs in the literature
exposition
inciting incident
climax
rising action
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The following are all elements of fiction except...
antagonist
plot
facts
climax
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the protagonist's turning point
falling action
climax
inciting incident
resolution
21
a genre of literature involving a quest for the protagonist
adventure
historical fiction
mystery
romance
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an example of an author's purpose for fiction would be...
to persuade
to describe
to narrate
to entertain
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the perspective used when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL of the characters
third person objective point of view
first person point of view
second person point of view
third person omniscient point of view
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great writing/ reading that follows a traditional plot structure
encyclopedia
literature
short story
novella
25
What drives a character to make the choices that he/ she does?
the antagonist
the author
the protagonist
motivation
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the physical structure of a piece of literature
story line
plot
genre
form
27
Identify an element of nonfiction.
maps
denouement
climax
characters
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"The cat screamed in disgust when I forgot to feed him." is an example of...
understatement
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
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using homonyms to create a "play on words" (tail/ tale, hair/ hare)
pun
idiom
hyperbole
dead metaphor
30
"Your dilapidated snail is taking up too much room in the garage." is an example of a...
direct metaphor
extended metaphor
implied metaphor
dead metaphor
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literature that is imaginary
fiction
nonfiction
historical fiction
mystery
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Connotation means...
the literal meaning of a word
the figurative meaning of a word
a synonym
the dictionary definition of a word
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an example of a stereotypical character
a student
Bob
the villian
a teenager
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Denotation encompasses all of the following except...
literal meaning
figurative meaning
synonyms
the dictionary definition
35
A genre where Man vs. Technology is a common external conflict
horror
historical fiction
realistic fiction
science fiction
36
an author's use of descriptive comparisons
simile
imagery
figurative language
metaphor
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the following are all examples of author's purpose except...
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
to narrate
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the author stops the plot to share a scene from the past
flashback
foreshadowing
flash- forward
suspense
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How an author tells a story: through what narrator and in what perspective
point of view
first person point of view
second person point of view
thirsd person objective point of view
40
all of the following are archetypes EXCEPT...
the villain
Bob
symbolic colors
the forbidden forest
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When the reader knows what is going to happen but the characters do not
situational irony
irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
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one who shares the story with the reader
the author
the narrator
the antagonist
the protagonist
43
The following describe universal characters except...
they are completely unique
stock characters
Are easily known to all readers
stereotypes
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Identify a literary term describing an antagonist
foil
dynamic character
round character
subordinate character
45
All of the following are qualities that both the antagonist and protagonist have except...
they are main characters
they are flat characters
Described using direct and indirect characterization
They are round characters
46
A textbook is considered...
fiction
nonfiction
an informational text
a biography
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an old expression no longer taken literally
hyperbole
understatement
idiom
pun
48
Identify a genre of literature.
poem
drama
essay
realistic fiction
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writers of literature
artists
novelists
authors
poets
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A genre of literature where the protagonist faces the possibility of death
realistic fiction
adventure
romance
mythology
51
the repetition/pattern of a major idea, conflict, symbol, etc. in a single piece of literature
archetype
pun
motif
tone
52
Identify a form of literature
dystopian literature
drama
realistic fiction
biography
53
universal truths/ comments shared about mankind
internal conflicts
external conflicts
themes
resolutions
54
reference in literature to a famous person, historical event, or another piece of literature
motif
archetype
allusion
symbol
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literature that is factual
nonfiction
fiction
historical fiction
textbooks
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all of the following are examples of internal conflicts except...
hatred
nervousness
fear
<p>a death</p>
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Syntax is...
an author's choice of point of view
an author's choice of words
an author's choice of sentence styling
diction
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A plot diagram is...
a plot summary
a pictorial representation of a literature's structure
a word map
an exposition
59
Identify a literary term describing a protagonist
static character
flat character
dynamic character
subordinate character
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the author drops clues as to what might happen in the literature
indirect characterization
flash- forward
flashback
foreshadowing
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All of the following describe an author's voice except...
use of figurative language
what his publisher tells him to do
diction choices
syntax choices
