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Literary Terms Review
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1
The sentence...The wind roared like a lion....uses what literary device?
consonance
simile
metaphor
2
The point in the action where all of the conflict occurs?
Climax
Resolution
Exposition
Foreshadowing
3
An example of pathetic fallacy is:
a rolling cloud
a happy tree
a jumpy desk
4
The sentence....I made my way to the lake...uses what literary device?
simile
assonance
alliteration
5
An author giving hints as to what will happen next in a story is using the technique known as
irony
foreshadowing
imagery
6
Saturday Night Live is a TV show that makes fun of public figures like politicians. This is:
metaphor
dialect
oxymoron
satire
7
Which is NOT a basic type of Conflict?
External
Internal
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Author
8
Forrest Gump is a series of ______ As he meets new people, he tells them a story from his life.
flashbacks
irony
imagery
9
Actresses love being publicly recognized, but also value their privacy. This statement is a:
jargon
dialect
paradox
simili
10
The clouds were edged in pink and orange....This sentence uses a technique known as
alliteration
idiom
imagery
11
Which is the biblical symbol for promise?
Rainbow
Boat
Apple
Altar
12
In a story, the character who goes against the protagonist is the
hero
main character
antagonist
13
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
is an example of a fable. Another word for fable is
parable
quotation
pun
14
The sentence...I was struggling to see how lightning works, then it struck me..is an example of
pun
fable
quotation
15
This picture is an example of something
imagery
foreshadowing
irony
16
When an author states information about a character, it is called:
indirect characterization
protagonist
chronological
direct characterization
17
What is NOT the Author's Purpose in writing a story?
Explain
Inform
Persuade
Demonstrate
18
Weeping mountains, furious winds...these phrases are an example of
pathetic fallacy
tone
simile
19
Arrangement of events in the order that they happen is called
chronological order
charting
diagrams
20
A flyer or information used to present information on a political cause is
periodical
propaganda
brochure
21
A funny and sometimes corny joke is also known as a
fable
pun
narrative
22
Which is an example of an oxymoron?
Drowning Silence
Jumbo Shrimp
Field Artillery
Microsoft Apple
23
The sentence...Quickly catch that cat!....uses what literary device?
consonance
simile
assonance
24
The sentence
...The wind was a roaring lion...
uses what literary device?
metaphor
simile
alliteration
25
The students who argued on the playground had contradictory stories. This mean:
students both lied
one student lied
stories didn't match