CP English 10 Lit Terms Review

The plays written by Shakespeare are what type of genre?

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." is an example of what?

Subtle hints about a character's true nature might be attempts at what?

"I am as busy as a bee" is an example of what?

Which of the following is an example of an allegory?

A device in literature where an object represents an idea

A short piece of prose fiction characterized by a limited number of characters

A literary device where an author gives hints or clues suggesting future events or outcomes

The clip about the Ninja Parade from TheOnion.com showed PRIMARILY what literary technique?

A long work of prose fiction

Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work used to create sensory impressions

The feeling or curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work

The time and place in which a story unfolds

Fire may represent passion or violence. Fire is an example of what? 

An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event

An essential technique used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme)

Harry versus Voldemort in the Harry Potter series is an example of what?

The ordinary form of written language; most writing that is not poetry, drama, or song

A literary approach that ridicules or examines human vice or weakness

A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used

The act of creating, revealing, and developing a character

A division or type of literature

All of the following are literary elements EXCEPT:

The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used

Literature that is meant to be performed

All of the following are examples of metaphor EXCEPT:

Form of extended metaphor in which objects, people, and actions have meanings outside the text

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form.

Which of the following demonstrates visual imagery?

Which of the following is written in first person point of view?

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what?

The perspective of the narrator; the vantage point from which the story is told

The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage;general atmosphere of the story

The struggle between two opposing characters, forces, or emotions

Who determines the tone of a piece of literature?

The central message or main idea an author wishes to convey, revealed through a literary work

The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject, or the work itself

One of the three major genres of literature, often written rhythmically

"The trees were dancing in the wind" is an example of what?

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is what type of literary genre?

The sequence or order of events in a literary work and their outcomes

All of the following are pieces of a plot diagram EXCEPT:

All of the following might describe the mood of a horror film EXCEPT:

"He turns into such a Scrooge around Christmas" is an example of what?