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On Freytag's Pyramid, what does the horizontal axis indicate?
Time or Tension
TIME
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Conflict is an essential element in every literary story.
true
false
sometimes true and sometimes false
TRUE
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
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Writing that is not meant to be taken literally
Figurative Language
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The feeling created in the reader by a literary work
mood
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Pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language
Rhythm
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in Literature refers the step by step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character
Characterization
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On Freytag's pyramid, what does the vertical axis indicate?
Time
Tension
Foreshadowing
All of the above
TENSION
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Which is the best way to express a conflict?
character X and character Y
character X
character Y
character X vs. character Y
character X vs. character Y
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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Allusion
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Poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
Free Verse
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The use of words that imitate sounds
Onomatopoeia
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A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas
Similie
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Poetry written in unrhymed ten syllable lines
Blank Verse
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Tension between opposing forces is what literary term?
CONFLICT
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What is the purpose of literature?
to entertain
to provide vicarious experience
to give insight into human nature
Answers A & C
Answers A, B, & C
ANSWERS A, B and C
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A song-like poem that tells a story
BALLAD
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A three-lined Japanese verse
Haiku
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A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
Personification
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A formal division of lines in a poem considered as a unit
Stanza
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Which is an example of internal conflict?
Holden vs. Maurice
Holden vs. himself
Julius Caesar
paying heed to the omens vs. not paying heed
Holden vs. himself
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When considering a character’s motivation for action, the reader gains…
…insight into human behavior.
… understanding of plot.
…appreciation for the artistic merit of a literary work.
Answers A & B
Answers A, B, & C
Answers A, B and C
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Poetry written in un rhymed, ten-syllable lines
Blank Verse
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A word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses
Image
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Repetition of sounds at the end of words
Rhyme
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What is the Top of the freytag pyramid called?
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Which is an example of external conflict?
Holden vs. Maurice
Holden vs. himself
Julius Caesar
paying heed to the omens vs. not paying heed
Holden vs. Maurice
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Which of the following could be considered a literary image?
a sound
a smell
a sight
a taste
All of the above
All of the above
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A poem with a shape that suggests its subject
Concrete Poem
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A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else
metaphor
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A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
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Supernatural Horror and an atmosphere of unkown terror pervades the action
Gothic Elements