Literary Elements Review Advance 8th

The forest floor cried out in pain as the soldiers fell, wounded.

A discrepancy between what a reader expects to happen and what really does happen is

The day off from school was a winning lottery ticket.

My locker is a garbage dump.

A one-dimensional, narrowly defined character may be a 

"Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink!"

Many fantasy and adventure stories include a ____ as the basis for the plot.

Readers expect certain things to happen in a story.  When the opposite occurs, it is

The moon was as round as a glowing baseball.

When hints are given about what is to come later in a story it is called

The use of vivid or figurative language to represent object, actions, or ideas

A person who claims to be a vegan and avoids meet but will a slice of pepperoni pizza is

What are some types of conflict characters encounter?

The way a story is organized is called the

The angry girls fought like hungry wolves.

A diet of chips and soda is a death threat.

Things had been different since high altitude incident. Eliza closed her eyes and remembered ..

The events or conflicts in a story makes up the

The mood (or the feeling you get when you read a piece of writing) can also be called the

Do you love candy? I asked my friend Roxis.  I always make friends with other people.

Don't move! The snake could be anywhere.  It could be crawling up the leg of his pajamas.

The words characters think or say out loud are called

Which is an example of "imperfect rhyme"?

Point of view is revealed as the 

The repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of a phrase is

What is a character who reveals only one personality trait?

What is the point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative?

The cave gleamed an invitation, and then winked, mischievously.

He recalled a more peaceful time..he had only been seven years old

When the writer reveals a character through the character's words and actions 

The main character in a novel or play who keeps the action moving forward is the

What is the repetition of similar sounds, usually consonant, at the beginning of words?

When an author writes about his/her own life, it is a(n)

A short story that has animals for characters and teaches a lesson is called a

The trees waved gracefully in the wind.

Romeo finds Juliet and thinks she is dead. He kills himself.  Juliet wakes and finds Romeo dead

Which point of view is told from one character's viewpoint?

Stay out of the basement!  The ghosts are down there! 

What is a character who grows and changes during the course of the literary work?

What kind of poem or song tells a story in verse?

When earlier events are shown in the story, this is

When I went to the store I witnessed a girl crying.  I saw that it was my friend. 

If a great big, strong elephant is afraid of a little mouse, it's

When a person says one thing yet means another is

The outcome or resolution of the plot

Writing is divided into types called

She went to her best friend's house to study.They went outside and rode their bikes.

What is it when a character struggles against some outside force?

What is the suggested or implied meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition?

A figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined is

The overall meaning of the story or piece of writing is the 

If a spider's bite actually cured a rare disease, it would be?

What is a figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined?

Pop, crackle, snap was disturbingly loud that early morning.

Poetry lines grouped together are

What is a reference in a work of literature to a character,a place, or a situation from history

Swish, went the basketball into the hoop.

What is a character who shows varied and sometimes contradictory traits?