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Literary terms for the Eng 10 Short Story Unit
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A references to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art is called an
Allusion
Illusion
2
Theme can be stated using only one word, such as "friendship" or "love."
False
True
3
An event or outcome that is the opposite of what we expected to happen is called
Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
4
Verbal irony is when...
a charater threatens another character.
speaks figuratively.
says one thing but means another.
5
The CLIMAX of a story is (multiple select)
Where the reader is the most emotionally invovled
The point of no return
None of the above
The height of the conflict
6
The clues by an author to prepare readers for event later in the story are called
plot
foreshadowing
dialogue
climax
7
Descriptive details and language help establish
Tone
Mood
Conflict
8
The author introduces characters in the EXPOSITION of the story
True
False
9
The time and place of a story is the
Mood
Tone
Setting
Conflict
10
The RISING ACTION adds complications and interest to the story.
False
True
11
Which of the following are examples of EXTERNAL conflict
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
12
The outside narrator tells the story from the viewpoint of only one character
Third person - Omniscient
Third person - Limited
13
The struggle between two opposing forces is called
Conflict
Exposition
Theme
Resolution
14
A character who is struggling with a decision or a choice is an example of
External conflict
Internal conflict
15
The sequences of events in a story is called
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
Plot
16
Writing that appeals to the five senses (sight, touch, sound, smell, and taste) is called
Metaphor
Imagery
Alliteration
Simile
17
A writer's choice of words is called
Dialogue
Dialect
Diction
18
The story told by one of the characters is
Third Person - Omniscient
Second Person
First Person
Third Person - Limited
19
The MAIN CHARACTER in a story is called the
Protagonist
Antagonist
20
The lesson or main take-away expressed as a statement is the THEME.
True
False
21
"You are the sunshine of my life" is considered a
Metaphor
Simile
22
A symbol is when an object stands for or represents something else.
True
False
23
The narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing
Third person - Omniscient
Third person - Limited
24
Dramatic irony ONLY happens in plays and is when the audience knows something the character does not.
True
False
