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#Pre-AP English I Test Review for Literary Devices
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This exp. is which POV? "Mr. Dursley lay awake... Albus Dumbledore didn't seem to realize..."
3rd limited
2nd
3rd omniscient
1st
2
Which is allusion?
a genre that pokes fun at society to point out problems
an indirect reference to something most educated people know
2 contrasting things placed next to each other purposefully
a statement that contradicts itself but is also true
3
Which is plot?
Huck and Jim run away together on a raft down the river.
Slavery is a terrible institution -- all men should be equal
Peter kills squirrels, regularly threatens and abuses Ender
New York City, 1951
4
The atmosphere created by the setting and the situation; the reader's feelings of the story
characters
protagonist
perspective
mood
5
Which is juxtaposition?
a statement that contradicts itself but is also true
2 contrasting things placed next to each other purposefully
an indirect reference to something most educated people know
a genre that pokes fun at society to point out problems
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Which is setting?
Peter kills squirrels, regularly threatens and abuses Ender
New York City, 1951
Huck and Jim run away together on a raft down the river.
Slavery is a terrible institution -- all men should be equal
7
An implied or indirect reference to ideas, books, people, or things with which the reader knows
denouement
allusion
apostrophe
allegory
8
In F451, the fact the firefighters light fires instead of put them out is which type of irony?
dramatic
situational
verbal
regular
9
The description of something by comparison; beyond the literal
hyperbole
heroine
imagery
figurative language
10
Which is a simile?
I could have hung my hat on my eyes they stuck out so far
My apple trees will never get across and eat his pine cones
He is like an old-stone savage armed
He is all pine and I am all apple orchard
11
Which is mood?
reader's feeling while reading the story; the atmosphere
the author's attitude toward the subject they are writing on
the author giving clues or hints of what is to come later
language that uses the 5 senses to describe
12
Which is rising action?
introduction to characters and setting
conflict unravels, final outcome of conflict is in doubt
conflicts are resolved, release of tension for reader
series of conflicts that build up to the main conflict
13
Which is a symbol?
something that represents something else
similes, metaphors, personification & hyperbole are examples
the author's message in a story
the position from which a narrator tells the story
14
Which is theme?
New York City, 1951
Slavery is a terrible institution -- all men should be equal
Peter kills squirrels, regularly threatens and abuses Ender
Huck and Jim run away together on a raft down the river.
15
Which is theme?
something that represents something else
similes, metaphors, personification & hyperbole are examples
the position from which a narrator tells the story
the author's message in a story
16
Vivid language used to convey sensations
figurative language
personification
imagery
paradox
17
Which is setting?
the way an author reveals to the reader who a character is
the time and place when/where a story takes place
the author's message
The story itself and the order in which it is told
18
Which is paradox?
an indirect reference to something most educated people know
a genre that pokes fun at society to point out problems
a statement that contradicts itself but is also true
2 contrasting things placed next to each other purposefully
19
Which is falling action?
series of conflicts that build up to the main conflict
introduction to characters and setting
conflicts are resolved, release of tension for reader
conflict unravels, final outcome of conflict is in doubt
20
Most exciting part of the story; where the conflict is resolved; sometimes called turning point
characterization
exposition
climax
crisis
21
An implied or indirect comparison between two unlike things
personification
metaphor
simile
imagery
22
POV? "Alice felt... she tried another question..." "'Oh you can't help that,' said the cat.
3rd omniscient
2nd
3rd limited
1st
23
Which is foreshadowing?
language that uses the 5 senses to describe
the author giving clues or hints of what is to come later
when something happens that's the opposite of the expected
the author's attitude toward the subject they are writing on
24
Which is a metaphor?
My apple trees will never get across and eat his pine cones
I could have hung my hat on my eyes they stuck out so far
He is all pine and I am all apple orchard
He is like an old-stone savage armed
25
An overstatement or exaggeration used for humor or emphasis
climax
characters
hyperbole
imagery
26
Which POV? "Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country."
1st
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
2nd
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Which is characterization?
the author's message
The story itself and the order in which it is told
the way an author reveals to the reader who a character is
the time and place when/where a story takes place
28
Which is imagery?
when something happens that's the opposite of the expected
the author's attitude toward the subject they are writing on
language that uses the 5 senses to describe
the author giving clues or hints of what is to come later
29
Huck & Jim try to get Jim to freedom. We find out Jim has been free all along. Type of irony?
dramatic
situational
regular
verbal
30
Which is irony?
the author giving clues or hints of what is to come later
when something happens that's the opposite of the expected
language that uses the 5 senses to describe
the author's attitude toward the subject they are writing on
31
Which of the following is NOT a literary device?
irony
juxtaposition
figurative language
rhythm
32
This exp. is which POV? "...I didn't want to be a half-blood... My name is Percy Jackson."
2nd
3rd limited
3rd omniscient
1st
33
Which is hyperbole?
He is like an old-stone savage armed
He is all pine and I am all apple orchard
My apple trees will never get across and eat his pine cones
I could have hung my hat on my eyes they stuck out so far
34
Which is resolution?
conflict unravels, final outcome of conflict is in doubt
conflicts are resolved, release of tension for reader
introduction to characters and setting
series of conflicts that build up to the main conflict
35
Contrast between what is expected and what actually exists; implies of opposite of what is said
irony
perspective
plot
onomatopoeia
36
Which is point of view?
the author's message in a story
similes, metaphors, personification & hyperbole are examples
something that represents something else
the position from which a narrator tells the story
37
Contrast between Holden's depression & depravity and Phoebe's innocence and sunny nature is...
theme
juxtaposition
symbolism
paradox
38
Which is tone?
language that uses the 5 senses to describe
the author's attitude toward the subject they are writing on
when something happens that's the opposite of the expected
the author giving clues or hints of what is to come later
39
Which is exposition?
conflicts are resolved, release of tension for reader
introduction to characters and setting
conflict unravels, final outcome of conflict is in doubt
series of conflicts that build up to the main conflict
40
Which is a plot?
the position from which a narrator tells the story
order in which the story is told
similes, metaphors, personification & hyperbole are examples
the author's message in a story
41
Hints or clues that suggest that certain events will occur later
perspective
flashback
foreshadowing
personification
42
Which is plot?
the way an author reveals to the reader who a character is
The story itself and the order in which it is told
the time and place when/where a story takes place
the author's message
43
Which is personification?
I could have hung my hat on my eyes they stuck out so far
My apple trees will never get across and eat his pine cones
He is all pine and I am all apple orchard
He is like an old-stone savage armed
44
Which is characterization?
Huck and Jim run away together on a raft down the river.
New York City, 1951
Peter kills squirrels, regularly threatens and abuses Ender
Slavery is a terrible institution -- all men should be equal
45
"Fantastic," she said, after her car broke down. Type of irony?
verbal
dramatic
situational
regular
46
Which is satire?
a genre that pokes fun at society to point out problems
2 contrasting things placed next to each other purposefully
an indirect reference to something most educated people know
a statement that contradicts itself but is also true
47
Which is theme?
The story itself and the order in which it is told
the author's message
the time and place when/where a story takes place
the way an author reveals to the reader who a character is
48
Which is figurative language?
the position from which a narrator tells the story
the author's message in a story
something that represents something else
similes, metaphors, personification & hyperbole are examples
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An apparent contradiction that is actually true, such as "alone in a crowd"
paradox
parody
irony
mood
