Words To Know Quiz #1

Question 1

A type of literature where sounds of words and rhythms are as important as their definitions.

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Poetry

Question 2

The high point of action in a story.

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Climax

Question 3

Story events that build suspense and tension.

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Rising Action

Question 4

Anything that stands for or represents something else.

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Symbol

Question 5

A type of figurative language where a nonhuman subject is given human qualities.

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Personification

Question 6

The beat of a poem.

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Rhythm

Question 7

A conversation between characters

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Dialogue

Question 8

A belief not supported by proof.

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Opinion

Question 9

Similar initial sounds in words.

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Alliteration

Question 10

The life lesson or message relayed to the reader of fiction material.

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Theme

Question 11

To hint or suggest what it is to come in a story.

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Foreshadow

Question 12

A speech an actor delivers while alone on stage.

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Soliloquy

Question 13

A form of poetry with a highly musical verse.

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Lyric Poem

Question 14

The insertion of an earlier event in a story.

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Flashback

Question 15

Where and when a story, drama, or novel takes place.

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Setting

Question 16

A message about life that is expressed in many different cultures or time periods.

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Universal Theme

Question 17

Includes surprises, unexpected events, and interesting contradictions.

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Irony

Question 18

A word that imitates the sound of the thing it refers to.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 19

The author's attitude towards his subject and his audience.

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Tone

Question 20

The problem one or more characters face in a story.

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Conflict

Question 21

The introduction of the characters and setting in a story.

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Exposition

Question 22

Traditional, familiar stories about the past.

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Legends

Question 23

The events in a story that occur after the climax.

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Falling Action

Question 24

A story told from the perspective of one or more of its characters.

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First person point of view

Question 25

Something known to be true or that has actually happened.

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Fact

Question 26

The outcome of the conflict in fiction.

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Resolution

Question 27

A comparison that uses "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 28

An exaggeration for emphasis.

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Hyperbole

Question 29

A story told by a narrator not involved in the story.

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Third person point of view

Question 30

The series of events in a story, narrative poem, drama, or novel

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Plot

Words To Know Quiz #1

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Words To Know Quiz #1

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