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A work of literature using the pronouns "I," "we," and "our" is considered
a first person narrative
a third person narrative
an omniscient narrative
a second person narrative
2
Modern authors depend on the following concepts in their works:
Traditional literature in their country
innovation
Criticism of the culture and politics in their country
traditional formats
3
The literary term for a work that attacks a convention or institution is called
Tragic-Comedy
Satire
Drama
Realism
4
Magical realism can be defined as
Having to do with supernatural events in an unrealistic setting.
The events described did not occur.
Having a setting not at all similar to everyday reality.
Magical elements existing within a realistic setting.
5
A literary term that illustrates the contrast between appearance and reality is
irony
internal rhyme
jargon
foreshadowing
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What are the events that happen before the climax?
Falling Action
Resolution
Rising Action
Exposition
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The protagonist is the
most real character
most optimistic character
the main character
oldest character
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Existentialism is the philosophy asserting that people’s fates are
predictable based on past behavior.
meaningless.
predetermined by a higher being.
determined by free will
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The manner, mood, or pervading attitude established by writers is a story’s
form
aside
tone
tragedy
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What shows the beginning of a story?
Exposition
Falling Action
Resolution
Rising Action
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_____ is a figure of speech in which a word that is used to signify one thing is used to signify another.
Myth
Resolution
Metaphor
genre
12
What is true about symbols?
A symbol is an object that represents a deeper idea.
A symbol includes sequential images.
A symbol is about still life.
A symbol has photographic reality.
13
The 20 th century movement associated with a change from the traditional ways of interacting with the world is
imperialism
Colonialism
Modernism
post modernism
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Criticism which analyzes the representation of women in literature is called
Cultural
Victorian
Feminist
Gender specific
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What are the events that happen after the climax?
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
Resolution
16
Which of the following is considered imagery?
Words that stimulate the senses.
Words with supportng points.
Words with opposition in the story.
Words showing satire.
17
In a work of fiction, stream of consciousness is defined as
thoughts a character has that are shared through dialogue
the narrator speaking directly to the audience.
words and thoughts that flow in the minds of the characters.
an expression of the author’s feelings about a character.
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The primary subject of a work of art or literature is the
motif
theme
genre
hubris
19
Creative non-fiction is a genre that
is exclusive to contemporary literature.
is based in fact but includes creative fictional embellishments.
is not based on actual occurrences.
uses literary elements to convey a factually accurate story.
20
Post-modern and modern periods of literature saw a surge in the publishing of
multicultural authors and poets.
wartime literature.
romantic poetry.
figurative speech.
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The point in the story or play when the action reaches its highest emotional peak is called the
climax
resolution
fallling action
exposition
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What shows the end of a story?
Resolution
Falling Action
Rising Action
Exposition
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__________ focuses on the literature produced by colonizers and those who were/arecolonized.
Post-colonialism
Modernism
Imperialism
Existentialism
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When the primary meaning of a work is created by the reader, we call this
reader response criticism.
reader allegorical criticism.
reader deconstructive criticism.
reader psychoanalytic criticism.