Which is an example of direct characterization?

Before them towered a man sad, preoccupied, and unaware.

Which is not an example of regional dialect?

Of course, she was faster than that!

Which answer choice provides the clearest example of an internal conflict?

The struggle of guilt for a mistake as a child

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between plot and conflict?

All plots are driven by conflict

Why do author's use regional dialect?

To add to the authenticity of the narrative

Which answer choice provides the best example of situtational irony?

A runner, set to win, gets to the arena too late to compete.

Which answer best defines the concept of setting?

Time and place in which a work occurs

Which answer choice best defines the literary concept of theme?

The insight or meaning through details

Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?

Listening carefully, distant thunder could be detected.

Which sentence contains an introductory clause?

If you see smoke, you know there is fire.

Which answer choice provides the best definition of dramatic irony?

The reader knows a truth that a character does not.

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1
Which answer choice best defines the concept of plot?
Portrayal of characters in a story
All actions in a story
Sequence of events in a story
Changes in setting or characters in a story
2
Which is an example of direct characterization?
He leaned slouchingly against the wall.
His gaze glittered with a grim smile.
Before them towered a man sad, preoccupied, and unaware.
Abraham Lincoln journeyed with his party.
3
The word orchestrated means?
To organize and direct
To take suggestions
To avoid decision
To arrange music
4
Which is not an example of regional dialect?
Of course, she was faster than that!
As near as you could cipher it down.
Thish-yer Smiley had a mare.
He use to win money on that horse, for all she was so slow.
5
The root -pend-, as in pendulum and pendant, means?
To write
To hang
To look
To happen
6
Which is an example of indirect characterization?
The President gazed at him.
He was a finished gentleman.
He was an heir of traditions of learning and breeding.
He was a careful student.
7
If the prefix mono- means "one" or "single", then the word monosyllabic means?
Synonym
Pronouns
Word
Dictionary
8
Which answer choice provides the clearest example of an internal conflict?
The struggle against restriction of traditional gender roles
The struggle to distinguish one's self against siblings
The struggle to survive after being lost in a blizzard
The struggle of guilt for a mistake as a child
9
In general, how is narrative poetry similar to narrative prose?
Both tell a story.
Both use first person.
Both contain irony.
Both have strong rhyme patterns.
10
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between plot and conflict?
Conflict is useful but not essential to plot
All plots are driven by conflict
In most plots, internal conflicts are more important
In most plots, external conflicts are more important
11
What is a rhyme scheme?
The title of a poem.
The long words in a poem.
The sounds used in a poem.
The pattern the poem follows.
12
Why do author's use regional dialect?
To make the reader research the origin of unknown phrases
To show that the character has special knowledge
To teach the reader to speak in dialect
To add to the authenticity of the narrative
13
Which answer choice provides the best example of situtational irony?
A character in a play tells the audience a secret.
A runner, set to win, gets to the arena too late to compete.
An A+ student claims she "hates it" when she makes A's.
A candidate who is leading in the polls wins the election.
14
Which answer best defines the concept of setting?
A real life place
A location that generates conflict
Physical environment
Time and place in which a work occurs
15
Which answer choice best defines the literary concept of theme?
The use of images that express meaning
The insight or meaning through details
The series of conflicts characters face
The moral of a story
16
Which of the following sentences contains a dangling modifier?
Listening carefully, distant thunder could be detected.
Together, we worked to get the project finished in time.
Walking in the park, I saw a rabbit under a bush.
Standing on the bench, the children saw dolphins
17
The use of extreme or exaggerated statements is called _____________.
Understatement
Alliteration
Puns and word play
Hyperbole
18
Which sentence contains an introductory clause?
Yes, she is going to the party.
You will find the missing shoe in the corner of the room.
You have given me no choice, but I would rather eat now.
If you see smoke, you know there is fire.
19
Which answer choice provides the best definition of dramatic irony?
A character understands a secret.
The story ending contradicts what "should have" happened.
A character realizes the truth.
The reader knows a truth that a character does not.
20
If the root genus, or gen-, means birth, then what word is similar to generation?
World
Plant
Beginning
Spirit

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