Standardized Testing Review I

This is descriptive language that creates an "picture" in the mind of the reader.

This is a short fictional narrative that can usually be read in one sitting.

In this stage of plot, the story's events come to an end.  Conflicts may be resolved.

This is a brief story that is true, and told to make a point.

This type of poem tells a story.

This is a personal judgement either for or against a particular person or thing; a prejudice.

This is a figure in a literary work (story) that is either a human or is portrayed as a human.

This is a type of figurative language where something is overly exaggerated for emphasis.

In this type of point of view, the narrator is "all knowing" about one character only.

This part of plot takes place after the beginning of the story and introduces the conflict.

This type of figurative language is not meant to be taken literally : my books weigh a ton.

When readers have to "infer" what the character is like through the description in the story.

This is the sequence of events that make up a literary story.

This is the highest point of suspense in a story that is also called the turning point.

This is a reference to a real life person, place, or event in a fictional work.

This is the time period and location of story (where the action takes place).

This is the distinctive style or expression used in writing.

This is a struggle between two opposing forces.

This is a fictional story that utilizes real people or events to tell the story.

In this type of irony, what is expected to happen is not what actually happens.

This type of figurative device uses words to represent sounds.

This technique reveals a character's traits.

This character makes a major personal change by the end of the story.

This is the message the writer tries to convey to the reader.

This is when a character in the story acts as the narrator.  Pronouns "I" and "we" are used.

This is a character, situation, or event that causes problems for the protagonist.

Writing that is about actual people, places, things, and events.

Who is the central character in the story (the story's events are centered around this person)?

This character stays the same over the course of the story.

This is a group of lines in a poem that is similar to a paragraph.

In this type of irony, the audience knows something that the characters do not.

In this type of point of view, the narrator knows "all things" about "all characters."

This type of poem has song like qualities and connects with the emotions of the reader.

This is a line or passage that is repeated at different places within a poem.

This type of poem does not have a rhyme scheme.

In this type of irony, what is actually said is not what is expected.

This is the part of plot where characters are introduced along with the setting.

In this type of conflict, a character has a problem with his or her fate.

In this type of conflict, a character has a problem with a large group of people.

This technique uses clues or hints to show something will happen later in the story.

This technique disrupts the chronological flow of a story to interject an earlier event.

This figurative device gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects.

This is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words in poetry.

In this type of conflict, a character has a problem with a force of nature.

In poetry, this is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as.

This is the dictionary definition of a word.

A preconceived perception or opinion about a group of people.

In poetry, this is the pattern each line in the poem makes.

The book that makes you nervous and anxious about what would happen next has what type of tone?

This is a conversation between characters in a literary work.

This is a piece of nonfiction prose that discusses a single topic/subject.

The writer's attitude toward the subject is called the...

In this type of conflict, a character has a problem with another character.

This is when a writer literally tells us what a character is like.

Instead of say someone is fat, you could say "he or she is pleasantly plump."  What is this?

This is a figurative device where the writer makes comparisons using the words "like" or "as."

This is a conflict that takes place between a character and an outside force.

The author's purpose in writing an article about the increase in gas prices would be to:

This personal definition for a word has an emotional tone connected with the word's meaning.

A technique where an object is used to represent a larger meaning or idea.