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A review of basic literary elements for my 8th grade English class.
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The underlying message or lesson the reader learns from a story is...
Plot
Mood
Point of View
Theme
2
The part of the plot where the protagonist is faced with many obstacles or conflicts is the...
Exposition
Rising Action
Resolution
Falling Action
3
Identify the gerund: When she was teaching, she said her favorite hobby is reading.
Teaching
Reading
4
The part of the plot which is the high point or point of maximum tension is known as the...
Climax
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
5
Which type of writing involves explaining an issue or topic?
Informative
Narrative
Compare and Contrast
Narrative
6
Joe was__________to know what happened to his old girlfriend from high school.
transistor
appalled
immoral
intrigued
7
Another name for the
main character
in a story is...
Round Character
Protagonist
Antagonist
Stock Character
8
The sequence of events in a story is known as the...
Point of View
Plot
Mood
Theme
9
What is the correct order of an EBR?
Thesis, Intro to Evidence, Citation, Discussion
Thesis, Intro to Evidence, Evidence, Discussion
Thesis, Evidence, Citation, Discussion
Thesis, Intro to Evidence, Evidence, Citation, Discussion
10
Which literary device: The sun kissed her skin while she laid on the beach.
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
11
The author's, narrator's, or speaker's attitude toward the subject is known as...
Tone
Theme
Plot
Mood
12
Identify verb mood: indicates a state of questioning
Interrogative
Imperative
Indicative
13
Identify verb mood: indicates a command
Indicative
Interrogative
Imperative
14
The part of the plot where the problem is solved is the...
Exposition
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
15
The perspective from which a story is told is known as...
Point of View
Theme
Plot
Mood
16
Identify: A statement that acknowledges an opposing view on an issue
Counterclaim
Claim
17
The bank robber's ____________ actions led him to twenty years in prison.
proposition
psychological
immoral
eccentric
18
In which voice does the subject perform the action?
Passive Voice
Active Voice
19
When the author specifically TELLS the reader something about a character, it is
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
20
The person or force working against the protagonist is the...
Resolution
Antagonist
Good Guy
Bad Guy
21
Identify verb mood: used to talk about actions/events/facts that are believed to be true
Interrogative
Indicative
Imperative
22
Students who act________often find themselves in detention.
impulsively
appalled
eccentric
psychological
23
Which literary device: BOOM!
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
24
Many people think that Lady Gaga is a weirdo because of her __________behavior.
immoral
impulsively
scoffing
eccentric
25
Which term describes the following: to + simple form of the verb
Gerund
Infinitive
Participle
26
How well are you going to do on the ELA Milestones?
Very Well
Well
Amazing
UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME
27
Identify verb mood: Will you leave me alone now?
Interrogative
Imperative
Indicative
28
If the author SHOWS the reader a character's traits through speech,thoughts, actions, etc, it's
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
29
Which literary device: He is a couch potato.
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
30
Identify verb mood: Give me back my money.
Imperative
Indicative
Interrogative
31
The POV where the narrator is a character in the story is known as...
1st Person
3rd Person
2nd Person
4th Person
32
The POV where the narrator is outside the story and only knows ONE character's thoughts is...
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Limited
2nd Person
3rd Person Omniscient
33
In which voice does the subject receive the action?
Active
Passive
34
Identify verb mood: A cat sits on the stove.
Indicative
Imperative
Interrogative
35
Which type of writing involves trying to prove why a writer's position on an issue is correct?
Informative
Compare and Contrast
Narrative
Argumentative
36
The POV where the narrator speaks directly to the reader and uses the words you and your is...
1st Person
3rd Person Limited
2nd Person
3rd Person Omniscient
37
Which literary device: It's a million degrees in this room!
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
38
The part of the plot where the reader learns the background information is the...
Rising Action
Exposition
Resolution
Climax
39
The POV where the narrator is outside of the story, and knows ALL the characters' thoughts is
1st Person
3rd Person Objective
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
40
Identify: A statement that disproves a counterclaim
Refutation
Claim
41
Which term describes the following: a noun made from a verb by adding -ing
Infinitive
Gerund
Participle
42
Which type of writing involves explaining how two things are similar and different?
Narrative
Compare and Contrast
Argumentative
Informative
43
Which type of writing involves plot elements, characters, and dialogue?
Compare and Contrast
Narrative
Argumentative
Informative
44
Identify: A statement that supports a writer's position on an issue.
Claim
Counterclaim
45
The overall feeling that the reader gets from a story is the...
Point of View
Tone
Theme
Mood
