Literary Elements Review

Question 1

A speaker (or character) who tells the story

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narrator

Question 2

Writing from this point of view uses the pronouns "you" and "yours"

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Second person

Question 3

The rhythmical pattern of a poem is known as its

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meter

Question 4

The antagonist is a person, group, or force that

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opposes another character/ protagonist

Question 5

The protagonist___________

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is the main character in a literary work

Question 6

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" is an example of a

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similie

Question 7

Words that closely resemble the sound they make, such as BOOM! POW! MOO! BUZZ! are examples of

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onomatopeia

Question 8

A story using animal characters that teaches a lesson

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fable

Question 9

The stage of a plot where setting, characters, and background information is introduced is the

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exposition

Question 10

Drama is

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fiction written to be performed by actors (a play)

Question 11

Which is an example of a simile?

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He's as crazy as a loon, He's brave like a lion., He's as nutty as fruitcake, He must be as light as a feather

Question 12

The struggle between opposing forces that drives the action of a story is the:

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conflict

Question 13

The use of clues that suggests events that will occur later in the plot

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foreshadowing

Question 14

In literature, the ________ is how the reader feels after reading the selection.

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mood

Question 15

Who carries out the actions of the plot in a story?

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characters

Question 16

Words in a row with the same beginning consonant sound

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alliteration

Question 17

The stage of the plot where the conflict has been resolved

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resolution

Question 18

A brief story about an amusing or interesting event

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anecdote

Question 19

To show how two things are the same is to

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compare

Question 20

Writing that is not meant to be taken literally:

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figurative language

Question 21

A symbol is

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anything used to represent something else

Question 22

A feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work

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suspense

Question 23

The plot is:

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the events that make up a story

Question 24

Hyperbole is when the writer or speaker

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exaggerates for emphasis or effect

Question 25

These two ladies appear to be engaged in:

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dialogue

Question 26

Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human

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anthropomorphism

Question 27

When and where a story takes place is the:

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Setting

Question 28

Figurative language comparing two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

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metaphor

Question 29

The turning point and/or point of greatest action or suspense in a story is its

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climax

Question 30

When words are used that appeal to one or more of the five senses

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imagery

Question 31

A grouping of lines together that make up the verse of a poem

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stanza

Question 32

Writing from this point of view uses pronouns such as "I" and "me"

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First person

Question 33

The stage of a plot where the action starts to slow down and the conflict begins to resolve:

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falling action

Question 34

The events leading up to the main problem or conflict

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Rising action

Question 35

Figurative language used when an object or animal just SEEMS like it's doing something human:

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personificaton

Question 36

The association that a word brings to mind. It can be negative, positive, or neutral.

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connotation

Question 37

Writing in this point of view uses pronouns such as "he," "she," or "they"

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third person

Question 38

The main or central idea of a story. The moral or message of the story.

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theme

Question 39

This phrase demonstrates:

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personification

Question 40

What the author thinks about the subject they're writing about; their attitude toward it:

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tone

Literary Elements Review

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Literary Elements Review

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