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Literary Terms Review

Quiz by Michelle Sierra

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  • Q1
    An example of internal conflict would be:
    Man v. Man
    Man v. Machine
    Man v. Self
    Man v. Nature
    30s
  • Q2
    An example of external conflict would be:
    Any time there is a scuffle described in text.
    The antagonist having a change of heart.
    The protagonist struggling with a moral dilemma.
    The protagonist arguing with the antagonist of a novel.
    30s
  • Q3
    Define mood:
    How the protagonist feels
    Emotional feeling or atmosphere the literature creates for the reader
    Attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work’s central theme or subject
    How the antagonist feels
    30s
  • Q4
    The protagonist of a story is often described as
    the main character/hero
    the villain/antihero
    invencible
    a supporting character
    30s
  • Q5
    The antagonist is often referred to as the
    supporting role
    main character/hero
    narrator
    opposition/antihero
    30s
  • Q6
    Characterization is meant to
    thoroughly highlight and explain the details about a character in a story
    help make predictions about characters
    stereotype or group certain characters with similar traits
    categorize novels
    30s
  • Q7
    Choose the word that would most likely have a negative connotation:
    knockout
    stunning
    jovial
    childish
    30s
  • Q8
    Diction can be defined as
    a style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
    the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing
    a set of rules in a language which dictates how chosen words form a complete thought
    30s
  • Q9
    Syntax can be defined as
    a style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
    a set of rules in a language which dictates how chosen words form a complete thought
    the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing
    30s
  • Q10
    Colloquialism can be defined as
    a style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
    the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing
    a set of rules in a language which dictates how chosen words form a complete thought
    30s
  • Q11
    When dramatic irony is used, the _______ is the most informed.
    outside force
    protagonist
    audience
    antagonist
    30s
  • Q12
    Situational irony occurs when
    the story is completely predictable from the beginning
    there is an unexpected turn in the story
    what the audience expects to happen is exactly what happens
    30s
  • Q13
    Verbal irony is evident when
    a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to
    a character does exactly the opposite of what someone else says
    a speaker does exactly what he says he will do
    30s
  • Q14
    An example of a metaphor is:
    Time is a thief.
    The wind whistled softly.
    Her smile was as radiant as the sun.
    I'm so hungry I could eat a zebra.
    30s
  • Q15
    An example of a simile is
    Her smile was as radiant as the sun.
    I'm so hungry I could eat a zebra.
    The wind was whistling.
    Time is a thief.
    30s

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