to make an idea known or understandable to someone

an object, person, or place that stands for something else

a sequence of events in a story, play, or narrative poem

Put in the order that events happened in time

a conversation between characters in a book, play, or story

When and where a story takes place

Narrative Writing is:

a type of writing that tells a story by a narrator

appealing to audience emotions; expressing dramatic feelings

To cite something means:

to give credit for a quote or passage you used in your work

support for a claim that you quote from a written text

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Literature and Vocabulary Part One

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Literary Vocabulary Meanings

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What is the name of the wizard who helps both Frodo and Bilbo in Tolkien’s novels?
Grundorph
Gandolph
Galandria
Marvin
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To convey is:
to make an idea known or understandable to someone
to row a boat to China with your feet and no hands
a quality or traits belonging to a person, place, or thing
a conversation between characters in a book, play, or story
3
Using your prior knowledge + evidence from the story to answer a question
concluding
comparing
contrasting
inferring
4
The reason the author has for writing. (Inform, persuade, express, entertain)
mood
author's tone
author's purpose
audience
5
Which of these is an idiom?
She sells seashells by the seashore
all of the above
She floats like a butterfly
I’m green with envy
6
A symbol is
an object, person, or place that stands for something else
an author's attitude toward his subject matter
when the opposite thing to what was expected occurs
when characters are portrayed as opposites
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A plot is:
the perspective from which the story is told
an object, person, or place that stands for something else
an author's attitude toward his subject matter
a sequence of events in a story, play, or narrative poem
8
Tolkien’s characters Frodo and Bilbo have what in common?
The same last name
all of the above
a powerful item comes to them both
They both go on a journey
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An author's attitude toward his subject as conveyed through style and word choice
gelato
tone
point of view
idiom
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Gives the list of important vocabulary and their definitions used in a book.
dictionary
thesaurus
glossary
encyclopedia
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Guessing about what might happen in the future
concluding
inferring
predicting
judging
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The order in which things happen
sequence
conclusion
climax
the point of view
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Things like headings, bulleted lists and graphics that help a reader find important information
indentations
text features
synonyms
geographics
14
Chronological means:
Put in the order that events happened in time
Put in numerical order
All of the above
Put in the order of the alphabet
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A dialogue is:
a conversation between characters in a book, play, or story
a log that you can dial on to make phone calls
to make an idea known or understandable to someone
a quality or traits belonging to a person, place, or thing
16
Which of these books did Ernest Hemingway write?
All of the above
Farewell to Arms
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Old Man and the Sea
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A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
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JRR Tolkien was famous for creating a place called Middle ___________.
ground
earth
town
abby
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When a character is portrayed as opposite of another character (Pooh and Tigger) it’s called:
a character foil
an idiom
an antagonist
an onomatopoeia
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A setting is:
The main events of a story
The mood or feeling set by the author of a story
When and where a story takes place
The people or things that the story is about
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Narrative Writing is:
writing to convince the audience of something
writing that analyzes things by comparing and contrasting
a type of writing that tells a story by a narrator
all of the above
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All events leading to the climax
conflict
rising action
exposition
climax
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The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
method
tone
hyperbole
mood
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Comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
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Melodramatic means:
you are directly comparing two things
anti-dramatic; expressing no emotion
you are a mellow fellow who likes to be dramatic
appealing to audience emotions; expressing dramatic feelings
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Showing similarities and differences between two things
compile/congregate
compare/contrast
beginning/ending
cause/effect
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Words that imitate sounds
onomatopeia
alliteration
stanzas
personification
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Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
falling action
climax
rising action
conflict
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End of the story where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up
restitution
revolution
retribution
resolution
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One or more letters added the beginning of a root word
root
nofix
suffix
prefix
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The paragraphs of poetry
strombolis
similes
frittatas
stanzas
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Added information that helps support the main idea.
mood
theme
details
plot
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Used in letters and speeches; has words like "you" and "yours."
4th person point of view
2nd person point of view
3rd person point of view
1st person point of view
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Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
allegation
audience
alliteration
allegory
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The narrator is a character in the story, The story is written using "I" and "me"
4th person point of view
3rd person point of view
1st person point of view
2nd person point of view
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The main problem the character faces
climax
falling action
rising action
conflict
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When a portion of the story goes back in time
foreshadowing
flipback
chronological
flashback
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Gives synonyms and sometimes antonyms for words
bibliography
thesaurus
encyclopedia
concordance
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The clues around a bold or underlined word that helps the reader know what the word means.
concave clues
blues clues
concept clues
context clues
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What type of novels did Agatha Christie write?
Wartime Dramas
Murder Mysteries
Fantasy Stories
Comedy Stories
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Where and when a story takes place
theme
plot
characters
setting
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What type of novels did JRR Tolkien write?
Fantasy Stories
Murder Mysteries
Dramatic Plays
Comedies
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To cite something means:
to give someone or something the ability to see
when you spot a flaw in a story
when characters are opposites
to give credit for a quote or passage you used in your work
44
Textual evidence is:
something collected from a crime scene to convict a criminal
writing that is told from the point of view of the narrator
support for a claim that you quote from a written text
evidence that is quoted without giving credit to the author
45
A figure of speech using exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point or evoke humor
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
simile
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A personal idea or feeling that is not founded on proof or certainty
nonfiction
fiction
opinion
fact
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Story gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future
flashback
foreshadowing
fact
fortitude
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Book filled with definitions for words
thesaurus
dictionary
encyclopedia
concordance
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Words that have the same meaning
choconym
synonym
antonym
homonym
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A story with a hidden meaning is called
a synonym
an allegory
an alliteration
onomatopoeia
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Words with opposite meanings
synonyms
m&ms
homonyms
antonyms
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A statement that can be proved
hypothesis
contention
fact
fiction
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Arranged in order of time
chronological
zoological
sequential
alphabetical
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The moral or lesson of a story
tone
author
mood
theme
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The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).
velocity
mood
attitude
tone
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Read the questions and highlight important words
Bad test taking strategy
All of the above
Not a test taking strategy
Good test taking strategy
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One or more letters added to the end of a root word
suffix
yofix
prefix
root
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Characters, setting, and initial conflict are introduced
climax
exposition
rising action
conflict
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The turning point in the story...this is the highest point of interest/tension in the story
rising action
climax
conflict
falling action
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Persuasive Writing is:
writing that tries to convince the audience of something
all of the above
used to influence citizens to vote certain ways
used by advertisers to get you to buy their products
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Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Emily Dickinson
William Shakespeare
Agatha Christie
JRR Tolkien
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What a paragraph or passage is mostly about
added detail
introduction
main idea
ending
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A passage taken from a book
outline
excerpt
flashback
stanza
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The narrator is not a character in the story, using "he", "she", and "they".
3rd person point of view
2nd person point of view
1st person point of view
4th person point of view
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A text structure that presents the reason something happens and the result of it happening.
beginning/ending
income/outcome
actions/consequences
cause/effect
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Which of these is true of Mark Twain?
He wrote a book called Life on the Mississippi
All of the above
He invented characters named Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
He was really named Samuel Clemens
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An excerpt is:
a segment from a larger text
comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”
the perspective from which the story is told
a comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
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Which of these characters lived in the shire and ate 6 times a day?
nelwins
dwarves
hobbits
elves
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The perspective from which the story is told is called the:
point of view
mood
onomatopoeia
tone
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Main part of a word
apex
suffix
prefix
root
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Comparison not using like or as
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
onomatopoeia
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The way a writer uses language
mood
flow
tone
style

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