Question 1

What is a theme?

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an insight about human life that's revealed in a literary work

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a method developed by Aristotle to always win an argument

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a song

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a one word description about life

Question 2

What is a storytelling arc?

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a classic pattern used in fiction that's guaranteed to satisfy most audiences

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a comment made by a character directly to the audience

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a method for casting a fishing rod

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the way a  writer reveals information about a character (direct or indirect)

Question 3

The main character and/or the person for whom the reader roots.

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Protagonist

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Foil

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Antagonist

Question 4

Point of View that uses words like "I" or "my"

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First-Person

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Second-Person

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Third-Person Limited

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Third-Person Omniscient

Question 5

Character is all-knowing

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Third-Person Omniscient Point of View

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First-Person Point of View

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Second-Person Point of View

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Third-Person Limited Point of View

Question 6

Ethos means...

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Credibility

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Emotion

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Logic

Question 7

Pathos means...

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Emotion

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Logic

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Credibility

Question 8

Logos means...

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Logic

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Emotion

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Credibility

Question 9

What does "tone" mean to a piece of writing?

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The writer's attitude toward the character, subject, and audience of a story

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Where the story takes place

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The climate or feeling of a literary work

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The list of characters in a work

Question 10

What does "mood" mean for a piece of writing?

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The climate or feeling of a literary work

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Where the story takes place

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The writer's attitude toward the character, subject, and audience of a story

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The list of characters in a work

Question 11

What is an archetype?

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an original model of a person, a perfect example, or a prototype upon which others are copied; a universally recognized symbol

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a type of literature

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a "bad guy" in a piece of writing

Question 12

What is "diction"?

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the words a writer chooses

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the words a character in a story speaks

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a particular way of speaking that is unique to a social class or region

Question 13

What is "dialect"?

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a particular way of speaking that is unique to a social class or region

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the words a character in the story speaks

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the words a writer chooses

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a "figure of speech"?

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Do you want a piece of me?

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Do you want to get ice cream after school?

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Do you want to build a snowman?

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Do you like my pants?

Question 15

What is direct characterization?

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things told to the reader

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things the reader has to conclude based on details from the story

Question 16

What is indirect characterization?

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Things the reader needs to conclude based on details from the passage

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Things told to the reader.

Question 17

What is a satire?

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A work that ridicules the shortcomings of specific people or institutions as an attempt to bring about change.

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A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the original piece's style.

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A type of clothing.

Question 18

What is a parody?

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A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the original piece's style

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A piece of clothing

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A work that ridicules the shortcomings of specific people or institutions as an attempt to bring about change

Question 19

What is a soliloquy?

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A long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage

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A comparison that doesn't use words such as "like" or "as."

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A comment made by a character directly to the audience.

Question 20

What is a simile?

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A comparison using "like" or "as"

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A comparison without using "like" or "as"

Question 21

What is an extended metaphor

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A metaphor that continues beyond the first comparison sentence.

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A thorough description of the setting

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A metaphor that discusses time

Question 22

What is symbolism?

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A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself

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An insight about human life that's revealed in a literary work

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A comparison using "like" or "as"

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A comparison without using "like" or "as"

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