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An review to the basic elements of literature and the short story
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Literature in which the characters and events are invented
non-fiction
essays
documents
fiction
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What figurative language is this?
personification
idion
Simile
Alliteration
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The action that follows the climax
exposition
falling action
hyperbole
resolution
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What type of Figurative Language is this?
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
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The
reason
the author wrote the story is called
PURPOSE
TRUE
FALSE
6
language used to communicate facts
Literal
Figurative
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The point of greatest intensity in a piece of literature
climax
dramatic irony
drama
rising action
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Complications to the plot develop, and increase reader interest
hyperbole
rising action
climax
resolutuon
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What type of Figurative Language is this?
Idiom
Alliteration
Irony
Metaphor
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When a reader must make
inferences
about
characters
using text evidence
external conflict
indirect characterization
direct characterization
internal conflict
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the time and place in which the events of a story take place
point of view
rising action
setting
narrator
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What are examples of personification
Fire was clever
Sick as a dog
Our soldiers are as brave as lions
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What type of Figurative Language is this?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopeia
Assonance
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Is this an Allusion
No
Yes
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The relationship of the narrator to the story
third person limited
first person
point of view
omnicient
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An allusion is defined as...
a comparison using like or as
a story told from a long time ago
a reference to a famous person, place, story, or event
the moral of the story
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Which is a hyperbole?
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
My friend’s kids get along like cats and dogs.
It was dark and dim in the forest.
The wind whispered through dry grass.
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The person who tells the story
point of view
protagonist
antagonist
narrator
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A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
figurative language
poetry
hyperbole
oxymoron
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a person in a literary work
third person
character
first person
narrator
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Giving human characteristics to non-human things
personification
hyperbole
figurative language
oxymoron
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The central message of a story, poem or play is called...
hyperbole
conflict
theme
plot
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A regional variety of language differing from standard language
dialogue
dialect
dynastic
dynasty
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What type of Figurative Language is this?
Idiom
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
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The struggle between opposing forces
conflict
climax
personification
drama
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Hyperbole means........
descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
words are used to imitate sounds
exaggeration
things or ideas are given human attributes
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When the narrator of a story is a character in the story
second person
first person
omnicient
third person limited
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Written conversation between characters
dialogue
drama
oral communication
quotes
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The introduction of information at the beginning of a piece of literature.
theme
resolution
exposition
protagonist
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which is a personification
the wind blow through my hair
is was cold as ice
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What is the hyperbole
A lake poured out of her eyes
There was a lake in her eyes and her eyes had to It go!
she cried a lot
She friend and turned into a lake
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The sequence of events in a piece of literature
exposition
rising action
resolution
plot
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The feeling the author wants the reader to experience.
conflict
irony
mood
suspense
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The central person/thing in a piece of literature.
protagonist
theme
antagonist
character
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The part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing the outcome of the story.
exposition
climax
rising action
resolution
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Which of these examples is NOT an allusion?
He is a Romeo around the ladies
Chocolate is my kryptonite
He scales a building like Spiderman
Her smile is bright like sun shine
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A category of literary work characterized by a particular form or style
figurative language
poetry
genre
novel
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A character or force that opposes the protagonist
antagonist
enemy
conflict
dramatic foil
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the use of clues to prepare the reader for what will happen later in the story
first narrator
foreshadowing
resolution
irony
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When something happens that is the
OPPOSITE
of what you might expect
irony
plot
settting
characterization
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Man Vs. Nature is an example of :
internal conflict
external conflict
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What type of Figurative Language is this?
Idiom
Irony
Assonance
Hyperbole
