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Literary Terms Review RCHS Honors Eng. II
Literary Terms Review RCHS Honors Eng. II
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Review of basic literary terms.
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When a voice outside the work tells the story and what all characters think or feel, this is:
first person
third person omniscient
third person limited
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Language that gives human characteristics to a non-human is called:
personification
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
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Which of these words has the most positive connotation?
forceful
urgent
impassioned
blunt
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Point of View
The way a story gets told and who tells it
Where you are standing in a room
The author of the story
Your opinion in a conversation
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A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as" is called a(n):
simile
allusion
personification
metaphor
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Hyperbole is...
A word representing a sound
Giving human characteristics to something
An exaggeration
A comparison using like or as
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The character or force in conflict with the main character is called the:
first person
antagonist
protagonist
personification
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Pick the example of alliteration
Karli couldn't come outside
The sun is a lightbulb
the car went "bang!"
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A writer's attitude toward his or her subject is called the:
mood
conflict
theme
tone
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What is a parallel Structure?
I took my girlfriend to swim and dance.
Either reduce the staff or find new costumers.
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When the narrator of a story is a character in the story, this is called:
third person omniscient
first person
third person limited
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Which show parallel structure?
The friends are walking, jogging and skip to the store.
The friends walk, jog and skip to the store.
The friends like to walk, go jogging and skip to the store
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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art or literature is called a(n):
symbol
allusion
metaphor
simile
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The main character in a literary work is called the:
antagonist
protagonist
first person
personification
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Choose the oxymoron:
I am nobody.
Awfully lucky
Between jobs
Best of all time
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What's a foil?
Something you wrap your leftovers in
Literature that instructs
Literature that provides a morale booster
A character who serves as the contrast to another
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Foreshadowing
An indirect reference
An indication of a future event
Words or phrases that aren’t meant to be taken literally
Comparing two things using like or as
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The sequence of events in a story is called the:
conflict
theme
plot
setting
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In literature, a struggle between two opposing forces is called:
foreshadowing
antagonist
conflict
climax
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When a voice outside the work tells the story and only some characters' thoughts, this is:
third person omniscient
third person limited
first person
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A figure of speech that compares two things without using "like" or "as" is a(n):
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
allusion
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The feeling created in the reader by the literary work is called:
foreshadowing
tone
mood
conflict
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Mercutio can be described as a foil because...
he is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague
unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously
he comes from a different social class
he is much older than Romeo
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What is the definition of the literary element: MOTIF?
The reason(s) behind a character's actions.
The main problem in a work of literature.
A reoccurring symbol, image, word or phrase used to reinforce a theme.
The universal life lesson of a work of literature.
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Words that imitate sounds (such as "crash" or "bang") are called:
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
tone
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Identify the hyperbole...
Your lack of concern about your grades is killing me
That dog is tearing up the furniture.
Looks like you let the cat out of the bag.
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What is Situational Irony
Apple
The audience knows something a character does not
What someone says isn't what they actually mean
What happens isn't expected to happen
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What is verbal irony?
When we expect something to happen, but then the opposite happens.
When the audience knows something that the characters don’t know.
When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.
Birds are cool
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What is mood?
When and where the story takes place.
The way the story makes you feel.
The sequence of events in a story.
The people in the story.
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds is called:
simile
metaphor
allusion
alliteration
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Satire . . .
gives everybody a free pass to act however they want.
makes people feel really great about themselves.
ridicules humanity's faults for the betterment of society.
makes fun of everybody for the sake of tearing them down.
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allusion...
she is the apple of my eye.
she felt like she had a golden ticket.
you are my sunshine.
its raining cats and dogs.
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The central message of a literary work is called the:
plot
theme
setting
climax
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Anything that stands for or represents something else is a(n):
metaphor
simile
symbol
alliteration
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dramatic irony
audience knows more than the characters
a speaker speaks something contradictory to what is intended
the opposite of what you expect
a brief and in direct reference to a person, place, or thing
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The time and place (could include the weather) of the action in a literary work is called the:
tone
mood
plot
setting
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Which of these words has the least negative connotation?
confident
pretentious
patronizing
arrogant
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The use of clues that predict what will happen later in the story is called:
alliteration
foreshadowing
simile
metaphor
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What is diction?
The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence.
A word is applied to an object but isn't literally relevant.
Style or choice of words & phrases that are used in writing.
An expression that doesn't make sense if taken literally.
