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Short Story Terms and Literary Devices
Short Story Terms and Literary Devices
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30 question literature and language arts review game. #literature #english #highschool #languagearts
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An example of an original painting by Leonardo Da Vinci is called?
secondary source
primary source
2
Paragraphs structured to explain reasons why something happened.
sequential
chronological
problem-solution
cause-effect
3
character who opposes the main character
flat character
antagonist
static character
protagonist
4
An object or thing that represents or stands for something else is called a?
Simile
Symbol
Metaphor
Theme
5
A student essay on the causes of the dust storms in the 1930's is called?
secondary source
primary source
6
Information is organized in steps or a process is explained in the order it happens.
cause-effext
chronological
problem-solution
sequential
7
Bob is beginning his training next week. Training is a/an?
gerund
infinitive
participle
8
The windows rattled during the storm. Active or Passive?
active
passive
9
Baseball player Joe DiMaggio's biography written by Richard Cramer is an example of?
secondary source
primary source
10
An athlete's spirits are lifted by cheering fans. Cheering is a/an?
participle
infinitive
gerund
11
John was bitten by a stray dog. Active or passive?
active
passive
12
The time and location of a story is called?
Theme
Setting
Tone
Mood
13
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
Mood
14
The contrast or difference between what is SAID and what is MEANT.
Imagery
Analogy
Allegory
Verbal Irony
15
main character or most important character in the story
static character
antagonist
protagonist
maintagonist
16
Text structure that shows the similarities and differences of two or more things.
sequential
problem-solution
compare-contrast
cause-effect
17
The tornado warning was broadcasted by the Weather Channel. Active or Passive?
active
passive
18
Skating is difficult for Michele. Skating is a/an?
gerund
infinitive
participle
19
When the audience knows something that one or more of the characters in the story do not.
Situational Irony
Imagery
Symbol
Dramatic Irony
20
A series of events that builds from the setting and conflict and leads to the climax is called?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
Resolution
21
The giving of clues about how the plot is going to develop is called?
Dialogue
Flashback
Staging
Foreshadowing
22
Information in the passage is organized in order of time.
problem-solution
sequential
compare-contrast
chronological
23
A struggle between opposing forces.
defiance
conflict
rising action
plot
24
The sequence of events in a story are called?
Theme
Irony
Plot
Setting
25
The underlying message of a written work that reflects a certain outlook or lesson on life?
Theme
Central Idea
Topic
Main Idea
26
conflict in which a struggle occurs within a character
exposition
internal conflict
rising action
external conflict
27
The coach is always anxious to win the game. To win is a/an?
gerund
infinitive
participle
28
Jess removed her shoes at the doorway. Active or Passive?
active
passive
29
A comparison of two unlike things
without
using like or as.
oxymoron
personification
simile
metaphor
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A type of character develops and grows during the course of the story?
dynamic
flat
static
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