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A middle school level quiz of basic literary terms
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Where a story takes place (time period, location, characteristics of surroundings) is its...
Setting
Conflict
Point of View
Mood
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What is a metaphor?
A comparison using like or as
The central or dominating idea
Language used to portray sensory experiences using 5 senses
Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect
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the highest point (turning point) in the action of a story
climax
falling action
antagonist
rising action
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What is dialogue?
The conversation between characters in a work of literature
When two unlike things are compared using like or as
The central or dominating idea
The sequence of events in a story
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part of a story which follows the climax or turning point- loose ends are tied up
climax
falling action
exposition
resolution
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What is the plot?
The main character
The sequence of events in a story
The conversation between characters
The perspective from which a story is told
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the arrangement of events in the time order in which they occurred
point of view
chronological order
rising action
flashback
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What is alliteration?
The feelings a reader gets from the story
The central or dominating idea
When two or more words have the same beginning sound.
The sequence of events in a story
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Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities/emotions:
personification
characterization
mood
alliteration
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Words that imitate the sounds of what they describe are called...
conflict
imagery
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
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the author's attitude or feeling about a piece of writing
mood
tone
plot
climax
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What is hyperbole?
The feelings the reader gets from a story
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
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how a story is narrated 1st or 3rd
tone
author's choice
conflict
point of view
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the reason behind a character's actions
mood
character traits
motivation
characterization
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Using language to portray sensory experiences using the five senses is...
personification
foreshadowing
imagery
onomatopoeia
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The main or central character in a work of literature is the...
theme
flashback
antagonist
protagonist
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The perspective from which the story is told is the...
conflict
mood
setting
point of view
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The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature is the...
symbol
theme
mood
characterization
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the central part of a story during which various problems arise, leading to the climax
exposition
rising action
denouement
climax
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What is a simile?
The way an author reveals a character's personality
The feelings a reader gets from the story
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
The main or central character in the story
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What is conflict?
Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Conversation between characters
A struggle between opposing forces
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The opponent or enemy of the main character is the...
simile
symbol
protagonist
antagonist
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reading between the lines; what you know + clues from the text
inferencing
denouement
point of view
setting
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What is the means through which an author reveals a character's personality?
Alliteration
Characterization
Personification
Mood
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the use of any object, person, place, or action that both has meaning in itself and that stands for something larger
symbolism
metaphor
flashback
plot
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Foreshadowing is...
a clue or hint about something that is going to happen later
describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
a struggle between opposing forces
the environment of the story (place, time, location)
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When a writer inserts a scene into a story that occurred before the present time, it is a...
flashback
symbol
dialogue
point of view
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Provides background information, such as characters, setting, and conflict
Exposition
falling action
rising action
climax
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A reasonable ending--the resolution
rising action
exposition
climax
denouement
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What is a theme?
A comparison using like or as
The sequence of events in a story
The central idea; the "message"
A struggle between opposing forces
