Literary Terms
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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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Sally sells sea shells by the seashore is an example of____
alliteration
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a well know saying whose meaning is inferred because it does not pertain to the literal subject
idiom
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Jason knows he has the skills to drive a car, and he thinks he’d be a better driver than most adults. However, the law says a person has to be 16 to get a license. What TYPE of EXTERNAL CONFLICT is employed
man vs society/government
200
On Freytag's pyramid, what does the highest point indicate?
Climax
Tension
Foreshadowing
All of the above
Climax
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What are the two main types of conflict?
main and secondary
internal and external
man vs machine
big and little
internal and external
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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Allusion
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A deep dive into literary elements in order to better understand the author, characters, and text:
summary
analysis
paraphrase
plot pyramid
analysis
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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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"The dish ran away with the spoon" employs what literary device?
personification
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Tension between opposing forces is what literary term?
CONFLICT
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In order for literature to be of value, it must incorporate THEMES that span (cover)?
living, laughing, and loving
time, distance, and culture
characters, conflict, and literary devices
setting, thinking maps, and critical thinking
time, distance, and culture
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Saying one thing but meaning another ( often employed with sarcasm)
Verbal Irony
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When the audience or certain characters know more than another character:
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony
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A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
Personification
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The introduction of a conflict within a plot
inciting incident
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"The words he spoke were like sweet music to my ears." in ADDITION to employing simile, what other literary device is inferred?
euphony
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Which is an example of internal conflict?
1. Political unrest led to the storming of the Capitol Building in 2021.
2. Police brutality was the inciting incident that caused the riots.
3. Karen disagrees with people advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement.
4. Ken (Karen's son) is unsure if he should join the Black Lives Matter movement
3. Karen disagrees with people advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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When considering a story's MOOD, the reader should ask:
How did the writer make the characters and setting sound when creating the story?
What am I unsure about in the action of the story?
How does the story make me feel?
When was the story written?
How does the story make me feel?
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It exist to show you the location or relationship of two nouns in regards to one another
preposition
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The address a dead or absent person as though he/she were present
Imagery
apostrophe
hyperbole
personification
apostrophe
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Repetition of sounds at the end or middle of words/ a big word for rhyme
assonance
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What part of the plot pyramid introduces characters and setting?
Exposition
400
dark skies, gray clouds and flashes of lighting usually __________ a storm
foreshadow
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Which is an example of external conflict?
1. James got invited to his best friend's birthday party. It was the same night as the biggest Cardinals game of the season.
2. A man on the bus was yelling at the bus driver for not getting him to his destination on time.
3. Laura wants to watch her favorite TV show tonight, but she is grounded for failing her literary terms test
3. Laura wants to watch her favorite TV show tonight, but she is grounded for failing her literary terms test
500
Which of the following could be considered imagery?
a sound
a smell
a sight
a taste
All of the above
All of the above
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A shortened version of a literary text to highlight the main points:
plot pyramid
summary
analysis
paraphrase
summary
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A figure of speech which compares by describing one thing as though it were something else
metaphor
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the chorus or refrain of a song/to repeat the exact same words or phrase
anaphora
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Two words that have the opposite connotations placed next to each other to make a point, for example "jumbo shrimp", bittersweet, or deafening silence.
oxymoron
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A concept map used to break down a whole object into separate parts
brace map