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Literary Terms Review
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A review of literary terms for 8th grade English.
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"The salty, crisp popcorn melted on my tongue" is an example of
Imagery
Oxymoron
Allusion
Figurative language
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"Her eyes shone like the sun" is an example of
Personification
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
3
When a conflict is solved it is called the
Solution
Theme
Resolution
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4
"I am starving!" is an example of
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
5
The part of a story where the effects and results of the climax are discovered is called the
Falling action
Inciting incident
Resolution
Exposition
6
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters the point of view is called
Third person limited
First person
Second person
Third person omniscient
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"I am a rock; I am an island" is an example of
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
8
When considered together, what two elements help the reader determine the theme?
speakers + internal conflict
point of view + resolution
tone + plot
plot + figurative language
9
"Sweet sorrow" and "Loving hate" are examples of
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Conflict
Metaphor
10
"The light beckoned him to come closer" is an example of
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
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When the author gives hints about what will happen in the story it is called
Personification
Irony
Foreshadowing
Flashback
12
The part of the story that explains the background and setting is called the
climax
resolution
rising action
exposition
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When the
opposite
of what is expected to occur
does
occur, it is called
oxymoron
flashback
irony
internal conflict
14
This is the name for the overall feeling created in a work of literature.
theme
hyperbole
moral
mood
15
When and where a story takes place are called the
Exposition
Plot
Resolution
Setting
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A conflict where a character is torn between two decisions she could make is called
character vs. self
external conflict
internal conflict
character vs. nature
17
First person point of view uses _______ statements.
They
He/She
You
I/We
18
A character who doesn't change
covalent
static
electric
tonic
19
"BANG" "POP" "POW" "WHIZ" are all examples of
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
20
"She sells sea shells by the sea shore" is an example of
Figurative language
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
21
A group of lines in a poem is called a
prose
posse
stanza
flock
22
"He opened the Pandora's box" or "What a Romeo!" are examples of
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
Metaphor
23
True or False: Free verse poetry MAY rhyme
True
False
24
Figurative language where a nonhuman subject is given human traits is called
a stanza
a protagonist
a symbol
personification
25
The main character in a literary work is called the
protagonist
narrator
antagonist
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