Mrs. Matuska's 2021 ENGL I Spring Final Review

Stories shape readers by helping them develop empathy and allowing them to vicariously experience the human condition.

When what occurs is the opposite of what is expected, it is called:

The key to direct characterization is: details are presented openly rather than requiring readers to make inferences.

When stating a story's theme, you should craft a sentence that sums up the story.

A story within a story; a separate story that frames another story is a literary device called:

Conflict is an essential element of plot. Without conflict, there is no story.

When using direct characterization, an author might do which of the following?

Which of the following IS NOT a kind of conflict?

When words mean the opposite of what is actually said it is called:

A plot device in which the author makes slight remarks that give hints about the story’s outcome is known as:

When identifying a story's theme, you should always express it as a cliche.

The person in the story who has a problem to solve and/or a goal to achieve is that story's:

The arrangement of events in a story such that they have a beginning, a middle, and an end is the story's

A story's resolution is the point in the story where the main problem is solved and /or the goal is achieved.

An external conflict takes place between a character and something outside the character.

The technique by which authors develop characters is called:

The last phase of a story in which all of the loose ends are wrapped up is called the:

An author's worldview is reflected in a story through the:

Techniques that move a story forward are called:

The central idea or message in a work of literature is that work's:

An unexpected conclusion to a story that occurs in a way that makes sense is known as

The three most common types of setting are:

A visual pattern of the events that occur in a story is that story's:

When using indirect characterization, an author might provide details through:

When stating a story's theme, you should craft a sentence that makes an observation about life.

The event that sets a story in motion by introducing a problem to solve and/or a goal to achieve is that story's:

The four basic elements of a story are:

The time, place, and culture in which the events of a story occur make the story's:

In direct characterization, the author uses statements to tell readers about a character directly.

A struggle between a character and his feelings, conscience, or fear is known as what type of conflict?

A struggle between a character and the laws or beliefs of a group is known as what kind of conflict?

A literary device in which a story has an unexpected and highly improbable ending that comes from out of nowhere

A struggle between a character and nature is what kind of conflict?

The series of events that happens between the inciting incident and the climax of a story is called the:

The three main events that occur during a story's rising action are called plot point one, midpoint, and plot point two.

When an object is mentioned early in the story but the reader does not learn its significance until later it is called:

A mental or physical struggle between two characters is what type of conflict?

An internal conflict takes place inside a character's mind and sometimes involves a decision that must be made.

The purpose of foreshadowing is to give away the twist ending.

The phase of a story in which readers learn the background information necessary to understand the story is the:

Which of the following is NOT a type of story narrator?

The key to indirect characterization is: readers must make inferences about a character's personality.

"A caustic, bitter remark that aims to hurt" is the true definition of: