Unit 3 Literary Elements

Question 1

What does adding a prefix to a word do?

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changes the meaning of the word

Question 2

Which sentence type:Comedies are often not awarded today, but this wasn't true in the 1950s.

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compund

Question 3

Which of the following statements about theme is true?

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may recur in different cultures and historical periods

Question 4

Situational irony occurs when

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there's a contrast between what we expect and what occurs

Question 5

Whe characters say one thing but mean the opposite

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verbal irony

Question 6

A contradiction occurs when two statements

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have opposite meanings

Question 7

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

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irony

Question 8

When an author gives hints about what will happen later in the story they are using

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foreshadowing

Question 9

Which of these would not be a context clue?

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homophone

Question 10

What is dialect?

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the way of speaking characteristic of a particular region

Question 11

When the readers know more than the characters know

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dramatic irony

Question 12

Choose all that apply to a writer's style

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sentence structure, word choice, figures of speech

Question 13

A person, animal, or object that has meaning in itself AND stands for something beyond itself

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symbol

Question 14

Which of the following is true about a narrator?

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may be able to describe past, present, and future

Question 15

The theme applies only to the characters of the story.

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false

Question 16

A broad statement that applies to many situations

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generalization

Question 17

The time order in which life happens

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chronological order

Question 18

Which of the following words contains the same root as the word "inanimate"

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equanimity

Question 19

What is tone?

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attitude of the author to the subject/character/ audience

Question 20

To interpret a symbol, readers should

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examine the context in which the symbol appears

Question 21

The origin of a word is the

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etymology

Question 22

A word's connotations are based on

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subjective feelings

Question 23

choice of words in a piece of writing

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diction

Question 24

Which sentence uses a more formal tone?

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Class will being promptly at 8:00 A.M.

Question 25

In non-fiction, writers use _____________ to prove their point

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evidence

Question 26

Which of the following synonyms has the most negative connotation?

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pig-headed

Question 27

Which statement about symbols is FALSE?

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Their only purpose in a work is to stand for something else.

Question 28

The core meaning of a word is established with the

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root

Question 29

Choose all that are false

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A theme is the same as a subject., A theme is one word., A theme mentions a specific character, event, etc.

Question 30

A word's connotations are

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the feelings associated with the word

Question 31

The dictionary definition of a word is the

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denotation

Unit 3 Literary Elements

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Unit 3 Literary Elements

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