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Do You Know Your Literary Devices?
Do You Know Your Literary Devices?
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Clues or hints in a story are best described as...
Signs
The Resolution
Suspense
Foreshadowing
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A metaphor compares two unlike things without using like, as, or than.
False
True
3
Third Person Omniscient is when the narrator is not in the story, but may share the thoughts of all characters.
False
True
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This part of the plot typically introduces the main characters, setting, and conflict.
Resolution
Rising Action
Exposition
Climax
5
On an island, in a graveyard, at a football game, or 2011 are examples of possible:
Symbols
Settings
Conflicts
Themes
6
The reader's attitude towards the story and subject is called Tone.
False
True
7
The Leaning Tower of Piza, Taylor Swift, World War I, and Tom Brady are examples of...
Oxymorons
Irony
Allusions
Metaphors
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Define Theme.
Theme is the main lesson, point, or message of the story.
Theme is the series of events in a story.
Theme best describes the author's feelings.
Theme explains why the author wrote the story.
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"The parched soil eagerly swallowed the rain" is an example of which literary device?
Situational Irony
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
10
What name do we give to the person or force working against the main character?
Antagonist
Protagonist
Sidekick
Villain
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The climax of a story may best be described as...
when the conflict is solved.
the events that lead to the resolution.
the turning point or moment of greatest tension.
the events that lead to the climax.
12
He is quicker than a panther is an example of...
foreshadowing.
a metaphor.
a symbol.
a simile.
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A symbol may be a word, action, or character; it represents something beyond its literal meaning.
True
False
14
Which part of the plot occurs after the climax and before the resolution?
The Exposition
The Falling Action
The Resolved Climax
The Rising Action
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Which type of conflict occurs when a character faces a decision or dilemma?
Internal Conflict
Human Conflict
External Conflict
Dramatic Conflict
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The feeling of excitment or anxiety in the reader is best described as...
foreshadowing.
suspense.
the mood.
the climax.
17
Which of these examples are oxymorons?
Bittersweet
Deafening silence
All of these are examples of oxymorons.
Cruel kindness
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Saying one thing, but meaning the exact opposite is called...
Talking back
Sarcasm
Verbal Irony or Sarcasm
Verbal Irony
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When the story is told by one character named "I", we call this:
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
Third Person Limited Point of View
Second Person Point of View
First Person Point of View
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When the plot stops in order for the narrator or a character to reflect on or show the past, we call this...
boring.
the climax.
a flashback.
suspense.
