Literary Terms
On a plot diagram, which section is the conclusion?
Resolution
Identify the part of speech of the italicized word: He saw the many concerns of the people in the vast land.
Adjective
To ____________ does the letter belong?
Who or Whom?
Whom
When the audience knows something that a character doesn't, it is known as ______________________________.
Dramatic Irony
Which of the following citations is incorrect?
A. (James, 35).
B. ("The County Record" 37).
C. ("The Times of Change" para 10).
D. ( Arnold 312).
A
What figure of speech involves the difference between the intended meaning of words and actual word meaning?
Irony
It was the nature of the story's author to determine its functionality.
noun
Good or well?
well
The way that the reader feels about the subject, is known as the _______________
Mood
Short fictional stories and narrative writing should include many ______________ details to create imagery.
Sensory
When authors interrupt the main story with background information to describe a character's motivations or create suspense, it is considered a?
Digression
The leaders of the expedition, working diligently, succumbed to the storm's power.
adverb
After listening to all of the victim statements, ______ do you believe?
Who or Whom?
whom
If a character is struggling to determine what they should do about a situation, this is known as _______________ conflict.
Which sentence is presented using a parallel structure?
A. The dog chewed, barked, and was running away.
B. The dog chewed, barked, and ran away.
C. The dog was chewing, barked, and was running away.
B
An _____________ is a descriptive phrase that expresses a characteristic about a person/character mentioned that is universally recognized.
Epithet
Direct Object or Indirect Object?
He opened the magazine in the doctor's office.
Direct Object
The sailors tied ________ and strong knots to hold the anchor.
good
A universal and underlying idea presented in a literary work that is repeated.
Theme
Which of the following uses correct parallel structure?
A. The blue car was seen under the bridge, over the turnpike, and around the corner.
B. The blue car was seen by the bridge, turnpike, and around the corner.
C. The blue car was seen near the bridge and turnpike and around the corner.
A
________________ is a writing technique that demonstrates a repeated pattern and structure with words, items in a series, or ideas.
Parallel Structure
Which word in the sentence functions as an indirect object?
The student passed Gloria the note.
Gloria
Because he did not sleep ____________, Carlos asked to _____________ he should speak about getting a new mattress.
Good or Well?
Who or Whom?
well
whom
dependent
Which type of clause is the italicized material?
The dog, shaking and cold, barked loudly.
adjective