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Definition practice for literary terms (middle school level)
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What do we call techniques a writer uses to develop a character?
casting
characterization
narration
imagery
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Which narration is told from the "I" point-of-view?
first person
second person
third person limited
third person
3
When the author interrupts the story to present something that happened earlier, we call it...?
false chronology
flashback
foreshadow
falling action
4
What is it called when the narrator is outside the story?
third person
first person
third person omniscient
third person limited
5
The word that defines a purposful exaggeration is... ?
humor
hyperbole
lying
false clues
6
What do we call hints that the author drops to prepare the reader for future events?
flashback
satire
foreshadow
irony
7
What are words that make a sound called?
onomatopoeia
personification
alliteration
hyperbole
8
What is the perspective from which the story is told called?
personification
exposition
allusion
narration
9
What is it called when human qualities are attributed to non-humans?
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
imagery
personification
10
Comparing two unlike things by stating one was the other is an example of ...?
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
metaphor
11
Writing that comments humorously on human flaws is called...
sarcasm
hyperbole
humor
satire
12
What do we call words or phrases that appeal to the senses?
natural
imagery
pictures
simile
13
What do we call the intentional repetition of the initial consonant sound?
allude
allusion
alliteration
allure
14
A quality of writing that makes it funny, humorous, or ludicrous is called...?
irony
funny
humor
satire
15
Poetry that doesn not conform to a regular pattern is called...?
free verse
rhyme scheme
prose
stanza
16
Language that is beyond the literal meaning is called...?
dialect
creative
figurative
slang
17
When the narrator can see into the minds of all characters, we call it...?
third person omniscient
second person
third person limited
first person
18
A technique that involves surprising, interesting, or unexpected contrasts is called...?
humor
irony
satire
metaphor
19
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work is called...?
irony
allusion
exaggeration
referencing
20
What is a word that compares two unlike things by saying that one is "like" or "as" the other?
simile
metaphor
dialect
satire
21
Speech that reflects the vocab, pronunciation, or grammar of a geographic region is called...?
accent
dialect
slang
jargon
22
When the narrator only tells what one character perceives, we call it...?
first person
second person
third person omniscient
third person limited