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1
What does symbolism do in a text?
sounds suggest their meanings
stands for something else
gives human characteristics to non-human things
compares without using "like" or "as"
2
What is the SETTING of a story?
The time and place of a story.
A struggle between opposing forces or characters.
The general life idea or insight a story reveals.
A series of events that make up the story.
3
Which of the following is a SIMILE?
She is such a duck!
She walks like a duck.
BOOM!
The sun was shining on the sea.
4
What is IMAGERY?
the ability to draw conclusions
the attitude the reader has toward the text
author uses a picture in a work
author uses sensory perceptions in writing
5
Which of the following is a METAPHOR?
His skin was as dark as the soil
His strong arms were oak limbs
A crooked smile
Her hair was like corn silk
6
Which of the following best describes a story's THEME?
Something in a story that stands for something else.
The time and place of a story, play or poem.
The vantage point of a story.
The general life idea or insight that a story reveals.
7
Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?
The moon walks the night in her silver shoe.
Boom!
She waddles like a duck.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
8
What is the plot of a work of literature?
The series of related events that make up a story.
A comparison using "like" or "as."
The time and place of a story.
A struggle between two opposiing forces.
9
What is the TONE of a story?
The vantage point from which a story is told.
The main character.
The truth about life that is revealed.
The writer's attitude toward the story, characters & reader.