Working with Literary Texts in English Class

Question 1

Direct quotes should be integrated smoothly into your own sentences.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

In the phrase “He was a lion in the fight,” what type of figurative language is used, and what is its function?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor – to equate the character with traits of a lion

Question 3

Irony occurs when the opposite of what is expected happens.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What is the term for a reference to another text, event, or figure in literature?

Accepted Answer

Allusion

Question 5

When writing about literature, you can use two tenses exclusively

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What should you avoid when analyzing a literary text?

Accepted Answer

Giving a plot summary only

Question 7

How do you correctly quote from a literary text?

Accepted Answer

Use quotation marks and include the author, page number and line, Rewrite the quote in your own words

Question 8

Which narrative perspective gives access to the thoughts of all characters?

Accepted Answer

Third-person omniscient narrator

Question 9

Which narrative perspective is used when the narrator is a character in the story using “I” or “We”?

Accepted Answer

First-person narrator

Question 10

What is an intertextual reference primarily used for?

Accepted Answer

To add depth through connections to other texts or traditions

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