What is the correct definition of rising action?

Events in a story that increase the tension

Identify the example of INTERNAL conflict:

A character that struggles with negative thought patterns.

What is the correct definition of plot?

Arrangement of events in a short story

Identify the correct example of alliteration:

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

What is the correct definition of a cliché?

Any expression that has been used so many times it's lost its freshness

What is the correct definition of personification?

A figure of speech giving animals, ideas, or inanimate objects human traits

What is the definition of figurative language?

Writing or language that is not meant to be taken literally

What is the correct definition of repetition?

The repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas

What is the correct definition of theme?

The main idea of a story, poem, novel, or play.

What is the correct definition of point of view?

Perspective or vantage point from which a story is told

Identify the example of EXTERNAL conflict:

A character that is dealing with a wild pack of wolves

What is the correct definition of setting?

The background against which the action takes place (location, time, etc.)

Direct characterization is...

The writer clearly states the characters' traits and characteristics

Indirect characterization is...

When the writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions about characters

What is the correct definition of tone?

The writer's attitude towards their audience and/or subject

Who is the antagonist in a literary work?

The opposing character; the villain

Identify the correct example of a metaphor:

He was drowning in a sea of grief.

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1
What is the correct definition of rising action?
The opposing character; the villain
The atmosphere or feelings created by a literary work or passage
The moment of highest intensity within a literary work
Events in a story that increase the tension
2
Identify the example of INTERNAL conflict:
A character that is stuck in a burning building.
A character that is oppressed by society because of class issues
A character that is bullied by another character in the novel.
A character that struggles with negative thought patterns.
3
What is the correct definition of plot?
Arrangement of events in a short story
Struggle against two elements within a person.
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society
The order of events
4
DEFINITION: the atmosphere or feelings created by a literary work or passage
Tone
Mood
Conflict
Theme
5
Identify the correct example of alliteration:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Heart surgery? It's only a minor operation.
My computer hates me!
He was drowning in a sea of grief.
6
DEFINITION: words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
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DEFINITION: hints or clues that suggest what is about to happen in the story.
Flashback
Symbol
Suspense
Foreshadowing
8
What is the correct definition of a cliché?
Any expression that has been used so many times it's lost its freshness
A common, often used expression that can only be figuratively defined
The similarity of ending sounds between two or more words
Exaggeration for dramatic effect
9
What is the correct definition of personification?
A figure of speech giving animals, ideas, or inanimate objects human traits
Exaggeration for dramatic effect
An expression that has been used so many times that it's lost its freshness
The struggle against two elements within a person.
10
What is the definition of figurative language?
Writing or language that is not meant to be taken literally
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
Reality vs. appearance; recognize what IS and what SEEMS to be.
The similarity of ending sounds existing between two or more words
11
What is the correct definition of repetition?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
The similarity of ending sounds existing between two or more words
Any expression that has been used so often that it's lost its freshness
The repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas
12
DEFINITION: Exaggeration for dramatic effect; a figure of speech not to be taken literally
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Hyperbole
13
DEFINITION: recalling events that occurred before the beginning of the story
Climax
Conflict
Dialogue
Flashback
14
DEFINITION: a feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work
Foreshadowing
Symbol
Suspense
Flashback
15
What is the correct definition of theme?
Struggle against two elements within a person
The atmosphere or feelings created by a literary work.
The writer clearly states the characters' traits and characteristics
The main idea of a story, poem, novel, or play.
16
DEFINITION: an object, person or idea that stands for something beyond itself
Suspense
Symbol
Inference
Foreshadowing
17
What is the correct definition of point of view?
Perspective or vantage point from which a story is told
Events in a story that increase the tension
The writer's attitude towards their audience and/or subject
The order of events
18
Identify the example of EXTERNAL conflict:
A character who is struggling with their feelings following an event
A character that is dealing with a wild pack of wolves
I literally have no idea....
A character dealing with their own negative thoughts
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DEFINITION: the moment of highest intensity within a literary work
Climax
Rising Action
Repetition
Sequence
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DEFINITION: the struggle between two opposing forces
Internal Conflict
Protagonist
Climax
Conflict
21
DEFINITION: a conversation between two or more people
Internal Conflict
Conflict
Figurative Language
Dialogue
22
What is the correct definition of setting?
The moment of highest intensity in a literary work.
The atmosphere or feelings created by a literary work or passage.
The background against which the action takes place (location, time, etc.)
The chief character in a work.
23
DEFINITION: reality vs. appearance; the recognition of what is and what seems to be (3 types)
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Onomatopoeia
24
What is the style of narration where the narrator is a character in the story experiencing things as they happen?
First Person
Third Person
Bird Person
Omniscient
25
DEFINITION: the similarity of ending sounds existing between two or more words
Repetition
Tone
Metaphor
Rhyme
26
Who is the chief character in a literary work?
Princess
Dynamic Character
Protagonist
Antagonist
27
Direct characterization is...
The struggle against two elements within a person
The writer clearly states the characters' traits and characteristics
When the writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions about characters
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society
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Indirect characterization is...
The writer clearly states the characters' traits and characteristics
Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society
The struggle against two elements within a person
When the writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions about characters
29
What is the correct definition of tone?
The main idea of a story, poem, novel, or play
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses
The writer's attitude towards their audience and/or subject
The order of events
30
Who is the antagonist in a literary work?
The opposing character; the villain
The character that never changes
IDK
The chief character
31
Identify the correct example of a simile:
The sun glared down on us.
My house is 100 miles away!
Love is a battlefield
They fight like cats and dogs!
32
Identify the correct example of a metaphor:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
He was drowning in a sea of grief.
My computer hates me!
Heart surgery? It's only a minor operation.
33
DEFINITION: the use of words that imitate the sound of another object, animal, or item.
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Idiom
34
DEFINITION: the order of events
Hyperbole
Sequence
Repetition
Plot
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DEFINITION: a logical guess about information that is not directly stated, based on information provided
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Inference
Point of View

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