Literary Terms Review
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- Q1An example of internal conflict would be:Man v. ManMan v. MachineMan v. SelfMan v. Nature30sEditDelete
- Q2An 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.30sEditDelete
- Q3Define mood:How the protagonist feelsEmotional feeling or atmosphere the literature creates for the readerAttitude or approach that the author takes toward the work’s central theme or subjectHow the antagonist feels30sEditDelete
- Q4The protagonist of a story is often described asthe main character/herothe villain/antiheroinvenciblea supporting character30sEditDelete
- Q5The antagonist is often referred to as thesupporting rolemain character/heronarratoropposition/antihero30sEditDelete
- Q6Characterization is meant tothoroughly highlight and explain the details about a character in a storyhelp make predictions about charactersstereotype or group certain characters with similar traitscategorize novels30sEditDelete
- Q7Choose the word that would most likely have a negative connotation:knockoutstunningjovialchildish30sEditDelete
- Q8Diction can be defined asa style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writerthe use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writinga set of rules in a language which dictates how chosen words form a complete thought30sEditDelete
- Q9Syntax can be defined asa style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writera set of rules in a language which dictates how chosen words form a complete thoughtthe use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing30sEditDelete
- Q10Colloquialism can be defined asa style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writerthe use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writinga set of rules in a language which dictates how chosen words form a complete thought30sEditDelete
- Q11When dramatic irony is used, the _______ is the most informed.outside forceprotagonistaudienceantagonist30sEditDelete
- Q12Situational irony occurs whenthe story is completely predictable from the beginningthere is an unexpected turn in the storywhat the audience expects to happen is exactly what happens30sEditDelete
- Q13Verbal irony is evident whena speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends toa character does exactly the opposite of what someone else saysa speaker does exactly what he says he will do30sEditDelete
- Q14An 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.30sEditDelete
- Q15An example of a simile isHer smile was as radiant as the sun.I'm so hungry I could eat a zebra.The wind was whistling.Time is a thief.30sEditDelete
- Q16An example of a hyperbole isThe wind was whistling softly.Her smile was as radiant as the sun.Time is a thief.I'm so hungry I could eat a zebra.30sEditDelete
- Q17An example of personification isThe wind was whistling softly.I'm so hungry I could eat a zebra.Her smile was as radiant as the sun.Time is a thief.30sEditDelete
- Q18The exposition of the story isthe beginning, where setting and characters are introducedthe resolution to the conflictthe events leading up to conflictwhen conflict of the story is addressed30sEditDelete
- Q19The rising climax of the story iswhen conflict of the story is addressedthe beginning, where setting and characters are introducedthe events leading up to conflictthe resolution to the conflict30sEditDelete
- Q20The falling action of the story isthe events leading up to conflictthe beginning, where setting and characters are introducedthe resolution to the conflictthe events leading to the resolution30sEditDelete