Literary Devices
The high point of interest or suspense:
A. Climax
B. Setting
C. Irony
D. Symbol
A: Climax
The event that settles the conflict and ends the story:
A. foreshadowing
B. personification
C. resolution
D. Irony
C: Resolution
Anything that stands for or represents something else:
A. Protagonist
B. Plot
C. Foreshadowing
D. Symbol
D: Symbol
What does a topic sentence do?
A. It restates the question
B. It answers the question
C. It sums up the main idea
D. It grabs the reader's attention
A: It restates the question
What is the function of a motivator?
A. It sums up the main idea
B. It grabs the reader's attention
C. It answers the question
D. None of the above
B: It grabs the reader's attention
The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work is called the...
A. Conflict
B. Protagonist
C. Mood
D. Tone
C: Mood
A character that is changed by their experiences:
A. Internal Conflict
B. External Conflict
C. Static
D. Dynamic
D: Dynamic
A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work
A. Conflict
B. Foreshadowing
C. Irony
D. Theme
D: Theme
What does the context do in a quote sandwich?
A. Gives background information
B. Explains the quote
C. Explains how the quote supports the claim
D. Restates the claim
A: Gives background information
Which of the following is a correctly formatted citation?
A. (Haier pg 20)
B. (20 Haier
C. (Haier 20)
D. (Haier, 20)
C: (Haier 20)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things is known as
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Plot
D. Metaphor
B: Personification
Introduces the conflict:
A. Exposition
B. Point of View
C. Climax
D. Inciting Incident
D: Inciting Incident
A writer's attitude towards his/her audience and subject:
A. Tone
B. Mood
C. Theme
D. Symbol
A: Tone
What is development in a quote sandwich?
A. It gives background information
B. It explains the quote
C. Explains how the quote supports the claim
D. Restates the claim
C: Explains how the quote supports the claim
Stanza:
A. The voice that talks to the reader in a poem
B. The writer's attitude towards his or her subject
C. A grouping of two or more lines; comparable to a paragraph
D. The time and place the story is set in
C: A grouping of two or more lines; comparable to a paragraph
This narrator reports the events in the point of view of all the characters; god-like or all knowing:
A. 1st person
B. Characterization
C. 3rd person
D. Omniscient
D: Omniscient
Dramatic Irony:
A. The complications that arise throughout the story
B. When the reader or audience knows something a character doesn't
C. When the character says one thing, but the opposite is true
D. Introduces the conflict; the first event in the rising action
B: When the reader or audience knows something a character doesn't
Internal Conflict:
A. A struggle within a character about a decision or their emotions
B. A struggle between two characters
C. A dialogue between two characters
D. A meeting in which one person asks questions of another
A: A struggle within a character about a decision or their emotions
What is the function of a claim?
A. It restates the question
B. It answers the question
C. It sums up the main idea
D. It grabs the readers attention
B: It answers the question
Who is the speaker in a poem?
A. The main character
B. The poet who wrote the poem
C. The voice or narrator of the poem
D. Identifies who is speaking
C: The voice or narrator of the poem
Which statement best describes the relationship between conflict and plot?
A. Conflict and plot are not related to each other
B. Conflict is bad; plot is good
C. Conflict and plot are the only elements or a story
D. Without conflict, there is no plot
D: Without conflict, there is no plot
Verbal Irony:
A. When the audience knows something the characters do not know
B. A character's personality is revealed through their speech, actions, or thoughts
C. When a person says one thing but the opposite is true
D. Reveals the author's opinion about their subject
C: When a person says one thing but the opposite is true
Word choice:
A. The words selected to convey meaning and tone
B. The dictionary definition of a word
C. The feeling or idea a word evokes
D. When one thing is said but the opposite is true
A: The words selected to convey meaning and tone
What is the correct punctuation for a book title?
A. Quotation marks
B. Underlined and Italicized
C. Underlined or Italicized
D. Quotation marks and Italicized
C: Underlined or Italicized
Write down an example of a transition word or phrase.
Furthermore, In addition, On the other hand, First, Finally, etc...