stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Literature is LIT! Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Literature is LIT!
Literature is LIT!
25 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
149 plays
Review literary concepts!
Flashcards
25 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
25
Answers
1
"The boy ran like the wind" is an example of what literary term?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
2
A contradiction between what is expected & what happens in reality is what literary term?
Allusion
Suspense
Symbolism
Irony
3
What is a theme for "Teenage Wasteland?"
Never trust your parents.
Dropping out of school is the answer.
Bullying
Advice and persuasion from peers can have negative effects
4
Something that represents something is what literary term? Ex:
Game
in
The Most Dangerous Game.
Cliche
Symbol
Irony
Allegory
5
In "Teenage Wasteland," whose relationship declined?
Daisy and the police officer
Daisy and the school principal
Donny and Daisy
Donny and his "friends"
6
What is known as a personal problem any character faces in a story?
Tragedy
External Conflict
Internal Conflict
Mood
7
Who is the main character in a short story?
Antagonist
Narrator
Villain
Protagonist
8
The time in which a story takes place is what?
Plot
Setting
Characterization
Theme
9
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as what?
Characterization
Point-of-View
Imagery
Flashback
10
What are hints or clues the author gives about events which occur later in the narrative?
Foreshadowing
Irony
Characterization
Personification
11
The part of the plot where the greatest action or suspense occurs is known as what?
Rising Action
Climax
Conflict
Resolution
12
What literary element refers to a lesson the reader learns from a story?
Tone
Resolution
Theme
Suspense
13
What literary term can be defined as the sequence of events in a literary work?
Theme
Mood
Setting
Plot
14
Which plot elements are in the correct order?
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax,Falling Action, Resolution
Resolution, Exposition, Climax, Rising Action, Complication
Rising Action, Climax, Conflict, Falling Action,Complication
Exposition, Rising Action, Resolution, Climax, Complication
15
In the title, "The Most Dangerous Game," what part of speech is Game?
Preposition
Adverb
Noun
Adjective
16
Who is the author of "Teenage Wasteland?"
Annie Taylor
Bill Connell
Anne Tyler
William Shakespeare
17
In "The Lottery," why has the lottery continued for so long?
It's a state law.
It's a rural community, & they don't know any better.
The citizens believe God controls the lottery.
People are reluctant to change.
18
Which is an example of symbolism in "The Most Dangerous Game?"
the Training School
Zaroff's comfortable bed
the yacht
animal heads in the dining room
19
An example of irony in "The Lottery" is what?
Winning the lottery is usually a joyous occasion.
Mr.Adams stands in front of the crowd as the stoning begins.
Tessie Hutchinson is married to Bill.
Mrs. Delacroix is the first to speak to Tessie.
20
The part of the plot where all "loose ends" are tied up, & the problem has been solved is what?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Complication
Resolution
21
What form of nonfiction is when a writer's own life is written by the writer?
Fantasy
Biography
Romance
Autobiography
22
Who is the author of "The Lottery?"
Carol Fleming
Mary Allen Pierce
Shirley Jackson
Robert Conley
23
An example of personification in "The Most Dangerous Game" is which of the following?
I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve.
The blood warm waters closed over his head.
The world is made up of two classes,the hunters & huntees.
God makes some men poets.
24
One element of a short story is which of the following?
Nonfiction
Foreshadowing
Humor
Setting
25
How does an author create suspense in a story?
Write from the first person viewpoint.
Reveal a character's external traits.
Have multiple characters in the story.
Reveal a dilemma in the story.
