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Literary Elements and American Literature review.
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1
Stephan Crane was the first realist to write about the Civil War.
True
False
2
Identify the letter used in this alliteration: "Tiny Tim tipped his hat."
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m
3
Name the type of irony: "A cat jumps off the couch and lands on its head"?
dramatic
comical
situational
verbal
4
What does "oral tradition" mean?
sharing food with family
practicing good dental hygiene
giving a speech effectively
passing down something verbally
5
What is a narrative?
A dialogue of 2 or more characters
A made-up story told by a narrator
A fiction or nonfiction story
A nonfiction story told by a narrator
6
Name the irony: "A character walks into the bathroom where the killer is hiding in the shower"?
situational
comical
verbal
dramatic
7
Which of the following words represents onomatopoeia?
swoosh
swooning
swerve
swap
8
What is the following an example of: "Her eyes told the whole truth"?
imagery
synecdoche
onomatopoeia
assonance
9
What POV knows all characters' thoughts?
1st Person Omniscient
3rd Person Omniscient
3rd Person Limited
1st Person Limited
10
Identify the literary device: "The gate creaked open to reveal a dead body."
assonance
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
11
What literary device is this: "I could smell the fire before I saw it."?
personification
alliteration
imagery
metaphor
12
Before there was written stories, legends and myths were told through
Ovation rhetoric
Oral Tradition
Ostracized speeches
obligatory communication
13
What is the purpose of satire?
Reveals central theme
Creates necessary conflict
Exposes societal ills
Provides comic relief
14
Identify the metaphor: "Fear gripped my heart like a mad scientist."
fear gripped
my heart
like a mad scientist
no metaphor
15
Man vs. Nature/World/Society/Technology/Man are examples of what?
External Conflict
Conflict Resolution
Internal Conflict
Conflict of Peace
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Man vs. Self is called what?
External Conflict
Psychotic illusion
Lapse in judgement
Internal Conflict
17
Transcendentalists believe...
Intelligence and rationality is better than intuition
Self-reflection brings a person closer to the divine soul
Every person is evil
One must be selfish to be successful
18
A story or poem that has a hidden moral or political meaning revealed to the reader in the end.
Allegory
Assonance
Anaphora
Alliteration
19
What is the highest form of expression for a Romantic writer?
Myth
Fiction
Poetry
Drama
20
Which device involves the repetition of first consonant sounds?
onomatopoeia
simile
assonance
alliteration
21
What is the literal meaning of archetype?
higher power
old pattern
old computer
ancient scroll
22
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Puritan writing?
References to the Bible
Expression of love for God
Connect the Bible to their life
Hate of others
23
Romantics viewed industrial cities as places of:
progress, wealth, and advancement
corruption, disease, and death
24
Which author is a dark romantic?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walt Whitman
Thomas Payne
Edgar Allen Poe
25
Who is the narrator in a story?
the person reporting story events
the person who knows everything
the main character
the author
26
Satire is when an author
get a flat tire
tells the world what other people are doing
focus on telling the truth about people in the world
criticizes the world's actions, leaders, and other people
27
Which of the follow is not a characteristic of Naturalism?
Portrayal of life as is
Focus on what people felt
Analysis of human behavior
Believed humans had no control
28
What is an archetypal character?
the main character or protagonist
a recurring character type across time and cultures
an original or unconventional character
a foil character
29
What does style refer to?
author's unique choice of theme
author's unique origin
author's unique use of language
author's unique tone
30
What often characterizes a myth?
all the above
gods/goddesses
explains creation or natural events
culture-based story
31
What device involves authors making a character speak like a certain region?
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
dialect
irony
32
While rationalists valued ____, romantics valued _____.
hate, love
love, hate
logic, intuition (feelings)
intuition (feelings); logic
33
What is the best synonym for hyperbole?
exaggeration
obliteration
analysis
understatement
34
What term refers to the time and place of a story?
theme
tone
plot
setting
35
What literary device involves situations or events that don't turn out as expected?
irony
parallelism
synecdoche
rhetorical question
36
The Romantics find________________.
Beauty in nature
Beauty in society
37
Dark Romantics focused on the ______ while others focused on the_____.
spiritual
psychological
physical
emotional
38
A character's motivation depends on the author's intent and purpose for writing.
False
True
39
Which of the following represents a paradox?
preferring winter over summer
finding happiness in having little
a college student befriending a bum
discovering a winning lottery ticket
40
What are two types of characterization?
explicit and implicit
direct and indirect
foreward and backward
open and closed
41
Which of the following is NOT a simile?
ate like a pig
as cold as ice
wave of fear
mad as a hornet
42
What is mood?
the main character's point of view
the author's attitude toward a subject
the feeling inside a story
the central conflict
43
What is a motif?
another word for theme
a recurrent symbol
a character's motivation
a foil character
44
What types of personal pronouns should be avoided in formal writing?
1st person only
1st and 3rd person
1st and 2nd person
2nd person only
45
What literary device is this, "The city slept through the decade of the 1990s"?
parallelism
synecdoche
metaphor
personification
46
How many lines comprise a sonnet?
12
14
16
10
47
Identify the device: "The river welcomed me home after my long journey overseas."
metaphor
imagery
personification
simile
48
Identify the device: "He ran faster than a comet."
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
imagery
49
Identify the device: "I stepped into the damp, silent night."
metaphor
simile
personification
imagery
50
Which of the following has nothing to do with Realism?
Focused on love and magic
Rejection of Romantic literature
Uses everyday speech patterns to imitate people
The rise of the Civil war
51
What is a popular type of verbal irony?
sarcasm
colloquialism
exaggeration
pessimism
52
What is the literary element how the author feels about his/her subject?
point of view
mood
irony
tone
53
The Romantic Hero....
older, reserved, values money, loves society
is young, youthful, pure, honorable, and goes on a quest.
54
Which is not one of the I's of Romanticism
Individual
Intuition
Imagination
Isolation
55
What literary device is this: "The fat cat sat on my hat"?
metaphor
alliteration
personification
assonance
56
Dramatic irony is when
the audience knows what will happen; the characters do not
you mean the opposite of what you say.
the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens.
a person is exaggerating how they feel
57
What is the purpose of a foil character?
To emphasize similarities
To highlight differences
To satirize a social institution
To create conflict
58
Mark Twain used dialect in his writing. What does that mean?
He mocked the way people wrote.
He wrote the way people spoke.
He wrote the way people were.
He mocked the way people spoke.
59
Diction is the author's choice in
sentences
setting
words
plot
60
Why did Realism happen in American Literature?
People wanted something more fun to read.
The Civil War showed the brutal truth of human nature.
Trying to keep it real.
The Revolutionary War showed people how to have hope.
61
What device involves an author referring to another literary work?
alliteration
allusion
analogy
assonance
62
What is an archetypal character?
a recurring character type across time and cultures
the main character or protagonist
an original or unconventional character
a foil character
63
Which of the following is NOT a type of irony?
dramatic
grammatical
verbal
situational
64
What is parallelism or parallel structure?
using figurative language
saying the same thing different ways
revealing the theme in two parts
balancing parts of a sentence
65
The main idea of a story is called the
Theme
Test
Topic
Thesis
