Literature Elements Review 8th periods 1/2 & Year B:

In order, what are the parts of a traditional story outline?

Which Literary device is: The moon was as round as a glowing baseball.

The figure of speech which animals, objects, or ideas are given characteristics of a person is

Which Literary device is: The cave gleamed an invitation, and then winked, mischievously.

Which Literary device is: My locker is a garbage dump.

This discrepancy between what a reader expects  and what really  happens is.

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

Which Literary device is: A diet of chips and soda is a death threat.

Which Literary device is: The trees waved gracefully in the wind.

A form a Japanese poetry that presents a picture of nature and has three lines is

The evil, bad guy in a story is the 

Extreme exaggeration is a figure of speech called

An author may intentionally use objects, colors, images, names, and events as a __ in a story.

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

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

Which Literary device is: Swish, went the basketball into the hoop.

Which Literary device is: The angry girls fought like hungry wolves.

A figure of speech in which the noise for a sound is written out is 

Which is an example of "imperfect rhyme"?

When earlier events are shown in the story, this is

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

The person telling the story is called the 

Which Literary device is: Pop, crackle, snap was disturbingly loud that early morning.

The words characters think or say out loud are called

Which Literary device is: "Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink!"

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

What are some types of conflict characters encounter?

The events or conflicts in a story make up the...

Which of the following is not a type of conflict?

When an author writes about his/her own life, it is an...

Which Literary device is: The summer was short as a chocolate ice cream cone.

A poem with four lines is called a 

A story with a sad ending is a 

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

A reader can tell a lot about the characters by

Writing is divided into types called

If magic powers only caused trouble and didn't help anyone, it would be

The elements of a story are

A story's plot outline follows which pattern?

A simile...

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

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

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

A one-dimensional, narrowly defined character may be a 

A person trying to survive a terrible storm is an example of

The way a story is organized is called the 

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

The more I know, the more I want to learn.  This is an example of

The ______ in a story is made of bothe time and place

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

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

Point of view is revealed as the

Poetry lines grouped together are

Which Literary device is: The forest floor cried out in pain as the soldiers fell, wounded.

Which Literary device is: The day off from school was a winning lottery ticket!

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

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