A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.

Which example shows characterization?

The tall, lanky teenager was destined to play basketball.

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Literary Terms and Devices Quiz

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An ELA Quiz for high school students to review and assess retention of literary terms and devices.

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1
If an author writes about how to end the conflict in Aleppo, they are probably using:
sequence structure
chronological structure
problem/solution structure
cause/effect structure
2
When a character remembers something that happened a long time ago it is called...
Connotation
Imagery
Conflict of man v. self
A flashback
3
The implied meaning of a word is the...
Connotation
Denotation
Tone
Metaphor
4
Sequence text structure cannot...
...be used in a recipe.
...be considered actual text structure.
...describe the order of something.
...be taken out of order.
5
What is a simile?
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
When an author presents a problem followed by a solution.
Also known as a metaphor.
When two unlike things are mentioned in the same paragraph.
6
The attitude an author takes towards a subject is called:
Characterization
Personification
Tone
Denotation
7
"Her smile was a summer's day" is an example of:
Cause/effect
Compare/contrast
Metaphor
Denotation
8
Appeal to the five senses in literature or poetry is:
Imagery
Allusion
Metaphor
Chronological Order
9
Also known as time order...
cause/effect
sequence
problem/solution
chronological order
10
Text structure that explains an event and what happens as a result is called:
Chronological
Sequence
Compare/contrast
Cause/effect
11
The time and place of a story is called:
Simile
Flashback
Sequence
Setting
12
Text structure that looks at how two subjects are alike and different is:
Compare/contrast
Man v. society
Simile
Problem/solution
13
Man v. man, man v. society, and man vs. self are examples of:
Poetic devices
Types of conflict
Characterization
Setting
14
"And the dish ran away with the spoon" is an example of:
simile
A flashback
metaphor
personification
15
Which example shows characterization?
The tall, lanky teenager was destined to play basketball.
The men are late again.
They went to Wal-Mart.
The phone rang and she quickly answered it.

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