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Time function where the storyline shifts to the past to give readers important information
suspense
foreshadowing
in medias res
flashback
2
Which is not a real type of conflict?
man v conflict
man v machine
man v stuff and things
man v self
3
The setting is
the location of the story
the mood of the story
the time of the story
all of these answers
4
when and where a narrative such as a story takes place and establishes the context
historical era
plot
time frame
setting
5
This tells you who is telling the story
narrator
point of view
perspective
characterization
6
A metaphor is...
comparing things without using like or as
too hard to know
the meaty part of the story
smells like hot dogs
7
Point of view is...
all of the above
how well you can see the board
the author's choice of narrator
stated on page one by the author
8
A caption is...
a brief explanation of a picture
an explanation of a graph
Jabba the Hut!!!!!
when the characters talk
9
CHALLENGE!
Hufflepuff
Gryffindor
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
10
character does/says something of greater meaning than they know; audience knows the importance
dramatic irony
situational irony
irony
verbal irony
11
Articulate means to
explain repeatedly
explain clearly
draw pictures
all of the above
12
Opinion is the opposite of....
look outside!!!!! he's right there!!!!
antonym
when you are wrong
facts
13
CHALLENGE!
Ravenclaw
Slytherin
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
14
Point of view which have narrators who use I, me, and my throughout the story
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
15
Identify means...
remove
arrange
prescribe
locate or find
16
What is a specific type of writing or literature?
novel
genre
category
essay
17
A struggle within a character’s mind
rising action
internal conflict
external conflict
climax
18
Suspense is...
the first part of the plot outline
something to hold up your pants
anxiety that builds during a story
idk
19
Point of view where the narrator addresses the reader directly using the word you
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
20
Which of the following is a noun?
tall
fast
squirrel
flippant
21
An analogy is...
none of the above
a direct comparison between exact things
telling how things are different
a comparison between two things similar in some way
22
Point of View where the events are told by a character in the story using his or her own words
2nd person
3rd person
1st person
23
Literature/narratives commonly follows a specific unifying pattern or _____ structure
all of the above
text
organizational
plot
24
The dictionary definition of a word
acronym
denotation
connotation
antonym
25
a time function where the author gives hints of what is to come in the future
flashback
in medias res
suspense
foreshadowing
26
A complete sentence can end with...
a comma
a period
a question mark
all of the above
27
the part after the climax; gives necessary explanation and ends with resolution or denouement
rising action
falling action
climax
exposition
28
a lighthearted play intended to amuse the audience; usually end happily
satire
comedy
tragedy
29
Point of view where a speaker outside the action narrates the events
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
30
What is the rhyme scheme of an English or Shakespearean sonnet?
there is no rhyme scheme
abab cdcd efef gg
abbaabba cdecde
31
“I knew it was risky, but I was willing to take that chance.”
2nd person
1st person
3rd person
32
introduce the characters, establish the setting, and reveal the problem or conflict
introduction
conclusion
exposition
RACE
33
A glossary is ...
idk (sorry, can I have some cheese?)
list of words and definitions
the summary on the back of the book
a section about the offer
34
These rhymes occur when words include similar, but not identical, sounds
slant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
35
Another word for genre is...
category
mitosis
nothing
everything
36
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,/ How I wonder what you are.” What kind of rhyme?
end rhyme
internal rhyme
slant rhyme
37
A biography is...
long fiction
nonfiction
historical fiction
short fiction
38
the peak or turning point of the action when the problem is resolved
exposition
falling action
rising action
climax
39
Imagery is...
details that appeal to all of your senses
when something happens you don't expect
when you SEE
feral boy
40
An almanac is...
looking for inferences
information that can be proved
reading quickly for key ideas
a book of organized facts
41
A connotation is...
the dictionary definition
the right answer
the same for everyone
associations you have with a word
42
when a reader must infer what a character is like
indirect characterization
both
direct characterization
43
A concrete object that represents an abstract idea
not this one!
theme
characterization
symbol
44
Which word below is a pronoun?
He
Stacey
Terry
a period at the end
45
CHALLENGE!
Slytherin
Hufflepuff
Ravenclaw
Gryffindor
46
Bias is...
leaving information out on purpose
both
favoring one side over the other
47
the rules that actors and audience observe during a play
dramatic conventions
nope
rules
not this one
48
Sometimes called “atmosphere” of a text
diction
rhetoric
tone
mood
49
A struggle between a character and an outside force
rising action
external conflict
internal conflict
climax
50
Words that have similar consonant sounds, but different vowel sounds
alliteration
assonance
consonance
51
To cite something is to...
look at something far
quote the text
look at something close
none of the above
52
POV where all-knowing narrator tells events and tells thoughts/feeling of multiple character(s)
3rd person
3rd omniscient
3rd limited
3rd objective
53
the ending; the sense that the story is complete
conclusion
resolution
introduction
denoument
54
Simile...
does not use like or as
uses like or as
compares 2 unlike things
compares 2 unlike things and uses like or as
55
Paraphrase means...
poetry
put text into your own words
commonly use phrases
making quotes into a paragraph
56
Onomatopoeia is...
all of the above
words that describe what they sound like
my favorite type of tamale
idk
57
Which of the following is a verb?
kleenex
mustache
chuck e cheese
read
58
Determine means...
repeat
decide
none of the above
hide
59
CHALLENGE!
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Ravenclaw
60
POV where speaker narrates the events using from the perspective of one specific character
3rd limited
3rd objective
3rd omniscient
3rd person
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arranged in order of time from the beginning to the end
nothing
timing
chronological
sequence
62
These rhymes are also called near rhyme, half rhyme, or off rhyme
internal rhyme
end rhyme
slant rhyme
63
You knew it was risky, but you were willing to take that chance.
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
64
A compound word
the same as a pronoun
the opposite of denotation
the opposite of a connotation
when two full words are combined
65
the repetition of terminal sounds in two or more words
rhyme
couplet
stanza
rhythm
66
Compare means...
find similarities
neither
find differences
both
67
The most common text structure of a novel or story is
sequence
flashback
chronological
compare and contrast
68
Integrate means to...
seperate
combine
remove
update
69
This refers to how characters see or feel about something
mood
perspective
point of view
tone
70
a serious play that ends in disaster and sorrow
tragedy
comedy
satire
71
Sequence is...
the order of events
a flashback
a small ocean
like glasses
72
conversation between characters; reveals personalities by divulging thoughts and feelings
speech
not me!
quotes
dialogue
73
These rhymes occur at the ends of lines of poetry. It is the most common type of rhyme
slant rhyme
internal rhyme
not me
end rhyme
74
language techniques used to communicate perspective and to modify the perspectives of others
mood
diction
rhetoric
tone
75
A novel is...
stereotype
a biography
fiction
nonfiction
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What is it when an author reveals a character through thoughts, words, appearance, and actions
tone
descriptive details
dialogue
characterization
77
the author’s implied attitude toward the audience or subject
syntax
all of the above
mood
tone
78
What is situational irony?
when the opposite of what you expect happens
when basement dweller stinks
the scary type of irony
huh?
79
refers to situations in which the audience knows more than the character onstage
irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
80
a long speech by one character; character speaks about his or her thoughts and feelings
monologue
speech
epilogue
dialogue
81
These rhymes occur within a line of poetry
slant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
82
when the reader is told what a character is like
indirect characterization
direct characterization
both
83
Mal- means...
good
difficult
bad
long
84
Developing your idea means to...
reducing it
elaborating or expanding it
cleaning it up
an inference
85
the order in which words are placed
syntax
tone
diction
mood
86
Words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds, but are not rhyming words
consonance
assonance
alliteration
87
Poetry is ...
a genre of literature
what we read every day
the opposite of the hypotenuse
a type of writing that ONLY girls read
88
CHALLENGE!
Ravenclaw
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
89
Phonetic spelling is
spelling something backwards
the one phone call you get to ask how to spell a word
how a word sounds
a phone that only sends texts
90
Authors use _____ to convey a mental picture for the reader
action stuff
characterization
plot
imagery
91
POV where speaker narrates the events from the perspective of an observer
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
3rd objective
3rd person
92
Plot is...
the author's message
the main action of a story
the tone of the story
the mood of the story
93
Alliteration is...
a series of letters that represent other words
when sounds repeat in a series of words
when you find out the moon isn't really made of cheese
when you want a little definition
94
author's word choice
diction
syntax
tone
mood
95
universal statement about life and/or society that can be discerned from the reading of a text
character
plot
quest
theme
96
a series of complications (incidents that help or hinder the protagonist in finding a solution)
rising action
falling action
climax
exposition
97
Which word has 4 syllables?
basement guy
What is a syllable?
referral
dictionary
98
A pronoun is...
replaces a noun
an ending
starts a sentence
a title
99
Non- means
before
not
into
after
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.” What kind of rhyme?
slant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
