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7th grade Elements of Literature Quiz
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What is a symbol or symbolism?
A reference to a well-known person, place, or literary work
Anything that stands for or represents something else
A minor, static character
An image used in jewelry design
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What is tone?
Author's attitude toward the subject that s/he is writing on
A story that is brief; not wordy
The feeling an author creates within a piece of writing
A character who changes over the course of the story
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What is plot?
A problem between a character and an outside force
The first book in a series
The sequence of events in a literary work
An extremely slow moving story line
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Define point of view
A mountain top view
An opinion or bias from the reader
The feeling an author creates within a piece of writing
The perspective from which a story is told
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What is allusion?
The time and location of the events described in a book
Reference to well-known person, place, event, literary work
A magic trick
An event that happened in the past
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Which one is an example of internal conflict?
man vs. man
man vs. society
man vs. nature
man vs. self
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What is foreshadowing?
The highest point of action in a story
Shadows that occur during an eclipse
The perspective from which a story is told
Author's hints to the reader about what may happen next
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What is an antagonist?
The hero of the story
The negative force
A character fighting against the hero of the story
The author of the novel
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What is the climax?
The highest point of action in a story
The conflict is resolved
The time and place of a story
The turning point in a story
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What is irony?
A lesser grade of metal with a higher melting point
When everything happens as planned
The atmosphere or feeling an author creates in his writing
When the opposite of what is expected to occur, does occur
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What is a flashback?
An explosion or blast
The highest point of action in a story
To jump ahead in the plot
Part in book that stops the plot to relate an earlier event
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What happens during the rising action?
The satisfying end
A protest that takes place in a public space
The turning point in a story
Events in the story that lead to the climax
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What is a dynamic character?
A character who does not undergo a change by the story's end
A character who changes over the course of a story
A character who performs magic
An extremely physically strong character
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With indirect characterization, we learn about the character by...
What other characters say about the character
What the character says
The character's actions, or what the character does
All of the above
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What is a static character?
An unhealthy person
A character who changes over the course of a story
A character who does not undergo a change by the story's end
A character who emits a low humming sound
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What is the exposition of a story?
A lengthy written essay
Beginning of the story:setting, characters and conflict info
It occurs during the rising action
The conflict is resolved
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Describe setting
The time period of a literary work
The ways in which a character is revealed to the reader
The time and location of the events described in a story
The location of a literary work
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Define conflict
Problem or struggle between a character and an outside force
A gift of thanks
The sequence of events in a literary work
An enduring friendship
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What is 3rd person point of view?
Events are foretold or predicted by the author
Events are told by a character in the story
Events are told by someone outside the story (narrator)
The problem between a character and an outside force
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What is characterization?
Ways in which a character is revealed to the reader/viewer
The demise of a character
Where a character lives
A problem or struggle between a character and a force
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What happens during the falling action?
Events from the climax to the resolution
The sequence of events in a literary work
The resolution or satisfying conclusion
Information or events that occur before the book starts
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What is mood?
The perspective from which a story is told
The time and place of a literary work
The main character's feelings and emotions
The feeling an author creates within a piece of writing
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What is a protagonist?
The central character
The "hero" in the story
The positive force
All of the above
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What is theme?
It's like a meme, but with no images
Author's attitude toward the subject that s/he is writing on
A long essay written on a single topic
A central message, idea, or concern expressed in a story
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What is a resolution?
The background information or exposition
A promise made to improve one's habits
The conflict is resolved; the end
Attitude of author toward the subject s/he is writing about
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Which one is an example of external conflict?
man vs. society
man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. fate
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What is 1st person point of view?
Events are told by a character in the story
Events are told by someone outside the story (narrator)
Events are not revealed
Events are told by the oldest character in the story
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With direct characterization, we learn about the character by...
A description from the narrator
Gossip and rumors from the other characters
News reports and research based on the time period
The setting
