Define: General theme

The topic expressed in a word or short phrase

Literature that gives information or discuss real events

What the reading is about in a complete sentence, A summary sentence

Which list is the techniques of characterization?

PD, T&F, W&A, impressions of other characters

The actions or story line of a literary work

Define: Author's purpose

The author's goal in writing a particular piece

Whoever "tells the story" or communicates the literary work

A comparison using "like" or "as"

The overall feeling an author creates

Which one is a type of conflict?

Man vs. Man, Man vs. Self, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature

The time and place in which a literary work takes place

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Define: General theme
The topic expressed in a word or short phrase
A sentene that tells what the story is about
The events in the story that reveal background information
A complete sentence that tells the author's message
2
Define: Non-fiction
Literature that gives information or discuss real events
Literary works based on imagination
3
Define: Main idea
Highlights just minor details of a story
What the reading is about in a complete sentence
A long paragraph discussing the main ideas of a story
A summary sentence
4
Which list is the techniques of characterization?
Sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell
PD, T&F, W&A, impressions of other characters
Plot, setting, characterization, and theme
5
Define: Plot
Just the ending of a story
The actions or story line of a literary work
The author's intent for writing a piece of literature
6
Define: Author's purpose
The author's goal in writing a particular piece
The mood and tone of a particular text
The way the characters are portrayed
7
Define: Theme
An author's underlying message
The main idea
The events in a story
A part of a plot chart
8
Define: Narrator
Never a character in the story
The main character in a novel
A character's attitude in a literary worl
Whoever "tells the story" or communicates the literary work
9
Which one is NOT a point of view?
Second person
First person limited
First person
Third person
10
Define: Simile
Exaggeration for effect
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
A comparison using "like" or "as"
11
Define: Protagonist
Opponent or enemy
Main character
12
Define: Mood
The overall feeling an author creates
The author's attitude towards the subject
13
Which one is a type of conflict?
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
14
Define: Setting
The beginning part on a plot chart
The time and place in which a literary work takes place
The major conflicts in a story
The author's attitude towards the topic of the novel
15
Which one is not a main author's purpose?
Entertain
To provide a mystery
Persuade
Inform
16
True or False: A third person narrator is a character in the novel.
True
False
17
Define: Genre
The main character's main struggle
Where the book takes place
The main event
Type of literary work
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Define: Literal Meaning
The hidden or imaginative meaning
The everyday, concrete meaning

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