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