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American Lit EOC Literary Terms Review
American Lit EOC Literary Terms Review
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Review of literary terms for the Georgia Milestone in American Lit
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Includes narrative, lyric, and free-verse as well as sonnets, odes, and epics
drama
fiction
poetry
genre
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Form of speech intended to convey the opposite of the actual meaning of the words
irony
simile
understatement
lie
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Narrator is not a character in the story; sees into all the characters' minds
third person omniscient
third person limited
second person
first person
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A novel written in the form of letters or diaries
flashback
frame
biography
epistolary
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mention a specific portion of a text to support analysis; may be direct quotation or paraphrase
cite
infer
topic
theme
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extended metaphor that extends throughout a story
fable
myth
simile
allegory
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Specific type of writing or literature
fiction
drama
genre
poetry
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rhyme occuring at the ends of lines
internal rhyme
end rhyme
slant rhyme
nursery rhyme
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Plays and movies consisting of one or more acts
Drama
Fiction
Genre
Poetry
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Overall feeling or emotion the author establishes
syntax
mood
tone
diction
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Narrator is not a character; focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character
third person omniscient
second person
third person limited
first person
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story within a story
in medias res
frame story
genre
epistolary novel
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quirky sayings and expressions that cannot be translated literally
personification
denotation
idiom
hyperbole
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Includes adventure stories, mysteries, myth, allegories, and graphic novels
Biography
Drama
Poetry
Fiction
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Events are arranged in the order in which they happened
in medias res
frame story
flashback
chronological
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A short poem expressing the thoughts or feelings of a single speaker
lyric
acrostic
ballad
narrative
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Author's implied attitude toward his subject
mood
diction
tone
syntax
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incidents in a plot that help or hinder the protagonist in finding a solution
complications
exposition
denouement
resolution
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Perspective from which a story is told
setting
narrator
structure
point of view
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rhyme in which words have similar but not identical sounds
internal rhyme
end rhyme
not rhyme
slant rhyme
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Serious play that ends in disaster
comedy
history
tragicomedy
tragedy
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author's word choice
alliteration
diction
mood
setting
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narrative poem intended to be sung
ode
lyric
ballad
sonnet
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"Chitter chatter" is an example of
assonance
feminine rhyme
end rhyme
consonance
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Which of the following is NOT true of sonnets?
about love
iambic pentameter
14 lines
set rhyme scheme
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Historical period or political atmosphere of a story is part of its
theme
conflict
structure
setting
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"Molten golden notes" is an example of
end rhyme
assonance
idiom
paradox
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character that is not complex and has only one defining characteristic
flat
dynamic
round
lazy
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Language that appeals to the senses
figurative language
imagery
diction
syntax
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Poem that tells a story
sonnet
lyric
ode
narrative
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dictionary definition of a word
denotation
syntax
connotation
understatement
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When the audience knows something the characters do not know
symbolism
theme
dramatic conventions
dramatic irony
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Which of these is NOT a way an author in a story might reveal a character?
Musical Score
Dialogue
Actions
Thoughts
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character who changes throughout the course of a story
dynamic
static
weird
flat
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all the ideas, images, emotions, and connections a word brings to mind
connotation
denotation
confusion
understatement
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Which of these is an internal conflict?
man vs man
man vs society
man vs nature
man vs self
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the process of looking closely at the small parts to see how they work together
analysis
explicit
inference
evidence
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What does "in medias res" mean?
One size fits all.
in the midst of things
stay off the median
King Midas was here.
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Rules and accepted practices involving a play
dramatic irony
soliloquy
dramatic conventions
dialogue
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The author states outright what a character is like
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
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to draw a conclusion based on evidence from a text
infer
foreshadowing
rising action
cite
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Which is NOT used to convey tone?
rhetorical techniques
rhyme
syntax
diction
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Poetry that follows no specific guidelines about rhyme, meter, or length
blank verse
iambic pentameter
fixed form
free verse
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resolution of a story; tying up of the loosing ends
exposition
denouement
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Conversation between characters
diatribe
monologue
dialogue
soliloquy
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form of writing that ridicules people, practices, or institutions to expose their failings
biography
sonnet
journalism
satire
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deeper meaning of a text
topic
theme
symbol
syntax
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pattern of rhyming in poems
free form
meter
fixed form
rhyme scheme
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A character's unspoken thoughts
Dialogue
Interior Monologue
Soliloquy
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the choices an author makes to reveal a character's personality
setting
characterization
dialogue
traits
