English I Exam Review

Literary techniques that involve surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions

Which is NOT an example of a symbol (or symbolism)?

When the jury members did not reach a verdict by the end of the day, they were _____ overnight.

A character or force in conflict with the main character

A struggle between opposing forces

Refers to the atmosphere or feeling created in the reader by the literary work

The main character of a story

These spices will give your dish a very special ______ taste.

While serious areas of disagreement remain, our views are now more _____. 

May I ask you a simple question about an unimportant and _____ matter?

A person, animal, or imaginary creature in a literary work

The voice through which an author tells a story

Which is NOT an example of setting?

Interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time

A division or type of literature

Causes a plot to become tence or entangled as a result of the conflict

Thousands of years ago, monks lived, worked, and prayed in this old ______

She thought she was better than all of us, which led to a very ______ attitude. 

A converstation between characters

The form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group

The sequence of events

The writer's attitude toward the readers, characters, & the subject

A central idea, concern, or purpose

An example of third-person limited point-of-view is.....

The perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told

I think that I will sew a new shirt from this _____ fabric. 

A second, less important plot within the story

Which is an example of genre?

Anything that stands for or represents something abstract (like an idea)

When a story is told from _______ point-of-view the narrator is a character in the story.

The place and time in which a literary work takes place

I shouldn't take the vacation time now _____ I do need a break. 

She was in a happy mood and skipped ______ down the street. 

The writer's typical way of writing

Which part of a story plot introduces the characters and setting?

Which is NOT part of a plot?