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Pretest Literary Terms & Figurative Language
Pretest Literary Terms & Figurative Language
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An ELA review of literary devices, plot structure and figurative language.
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Where the suspense builds and the problem gets worse and becomes more complicated.
resolution
exposition
rising action
climax
2
Mrs. Borg, this quiz was a piece of cake!
dialect
theme
allusion
idiom
3
Events that happen after the climax that lead to the resolution of the story.
climax
rising action
falling action
exposition
4
An obvious exaggeration. I have a thousand things to do today!
hyperbole
imagery
metaphor
irony
5
He got up on the wrong side of the bed.
imagery
onomatopoeia
conflict
idiom
6
Message about life or human nature that is "the focus" in the story that the writer tells
theme
irony
hyperbole
conflict
7
The corn stalks danced in the wind.
hyperbole
simile
irony
personification
8
His voice was smooth, like butter in a warm pan.
metaphor
simile
alliteration
irony
9
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or short story
irony
antagonist
protagonist
conflict
10
Use of words that
mean
the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny
allusion
conflict
imagery
irony
11
The coach called Carl over to the side to chat.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
irony
12
A comparison of two things using like or as
simile
metaphor
irony
onomatopoeia
13
Writing that is visually descriptive and includes the 5 senses
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
imagery
14
When words in a sentence share the same beginning consonant sound
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
allusion
15
My mom forgot to go to her seminar, How to Strengthen Your Memory.
imagery
climax
conflict
irony
16
The outcome or part where we find out how things end up for the character.
climax
falling action
rising action
resolution
17
Conversations that characters have
dialect
dialogue
climax
setting
18
A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.
allusion
irony
personification
onomatopoeia
19
An expression that means something different than what the words say.
personification
imagery
idiom
conflict
20
Which part of a story introduces the character, describes setting and establishes the problem?
climax
resolution
exposition
falling action
21
Perspective from which a story is told (first, third person limited, third person omniscient)
exposition
character
theme
point of view
22
A reference to a well known person, place, event or literary work that adds deeper meaning
foreshadowing
personification
allusion
imagery
23
Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come
imagery
theme
dialogue
foreshadowing
24
The attitude reflected in a piece (sorrow, hopeful, annoyed, sarcastic)
setting
plot
dialogue
tone
25
A comparison between two unlike things
without
using like or as
irony
metaphor
imagery
simile
26
The turning point in the story and usually the most exciting part.
rising action
climax
falling action
exposition
27
The problem in the story.
rising action
exposition
climax
conflict
28
A word that makes a sound. ex- buzz, snap, pow
alliteration
foreshadowing
simile
onomatopoeia
29
• Firework
– by Katy Perry
‘Cause, baby,
you
‘re a
firewor
kCome on, show ’em what
you
‘re worth
personification
simile
alliteration
metaphor
30
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary
hyperbole
protagonist
antagonist
imagery
