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Literary Terms
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A #languagearts quiz for #highschool.
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Motivation
Why the setting looks how it does.
Why the tone happens how it does.
Why the plot moves forward.
Why characters do what they do.
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Narrator / Speaker
Is the author.
Is not the author.
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Connotation
The meanings associated with a word.
The dictionary definition of a word.
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Protagonist
The sidekick.
The primary character.
The bad character.
The funny character.
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Antagonist
The character who is smart.
The character who is not smart.
The character who creates conflict.
The primary character.
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Characterization
The way we learn things about a character.
The way we learn things about the plot.
The way we learn things about the setting.
The way we learn things about the exposition.
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Exposition
The passage at the end explaining how everything turned out.
The paragraph that introduces the villain.
The thoughtful quote at the beginning of the book.
Background information about the characters and the setting.
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Resolution / Denouement
The falling action.
The end of the primary conflict.
The rising action.
The end of the story.
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Setting
The place where the story happens.
The theme.
The plot.
The conflict.
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Flashback
A look into a character's future.
A look into a character's feelings.
A look into a character's thoughts.
A look into a character's past.
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Verbal Irony
A mediocre joke.
A funny joke.
An unfunny joke.
Sarcasm.
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Foreshadowing
An indication into the language of the narrative.
An indication into the future of the narrative.
An indication into the past of the narrative.
An indication into the feelings of a character.
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Satire
Writing that is biased.
Writing that mocks an issue in a society.
Writing that is objective.
Writing that is non-fiction.
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Denotation
The associations of a word.
The dictionary definition of a word.
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Direct Characterization
Bob sat down.
Bob went to sleep.
Bob was an old man.
Bob was old and tired.
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Plot
The sequence of events.
The sequence of literary devices.
The sequence of characters.
The sequence of settings.
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Stereotype
Oversimplifying the characteristics of a group of dogs.
Oversimplifying the characteristics of a group of people.
Oversimplifying the characteristics of a group of crows.
Oversimplifying the characteristics of a group of shoes.
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Irony
When something silly happens.
When something good happens.
When something funny happens.
When something happens that is the opposite of the expected.
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Tone
The way the writing sounds.
The style of the writer.
The way the writer uses words to create an overall feeling.
The genre of the work.
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Internal Conflict
When the protagonist conflicts with the antagonist.
When the protagonist conflicts with him or herself.
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Indirect Characterization
Lisa said, "I don't think Bob likes parties."
Bob was old and tired.
Bob said, "I can't. I'm tired."
Bob went to sleep.
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Theme
An overall idea in a work; can be multiple.
The lesson of the story.
The moral of the story.
The demise of a character.
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External Conflict
When the protagonist conflicts with him or herself.
When the protagonist conflicts with other characters.
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Dramatic Irony
When one character knows things that others do not.
When the audience knows things that the characters do not.
When the hero knows things that the villain does not.
When the villain knows things that the hero does not.
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Suspense
The feeling of resentment about the outcome of the story.
The feeling of boredom about the outcome of a story.
The feeling of malaise about the outcome of a story.
The feeling of curiosity about the outcome of the story.
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Conflict
The way the setting looks.
The issue(s) between the characters.
The bad things that the antagonist does.
The way the characters act.
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Dialect
A way of writing formally.
A way of writing characters that is realistic.
A way of writing dialogue that is realistic.
A way of writing dialogue that is formal.
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Symbol
The use of an object to signify an idea or a person.
The use of an object to signify coffee.
The use of an object to signify a bird.
The use of an object to signify a fruit.
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Point of View
The antagonist telling the story.
The perspective from which the story is told.
The narrator telling the story.
The voice in which the story is told.
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Situational Irony
When something happens that is not expected.
When something weird happens.
When something absurd happens.
When something bad happens.
