The point of greatest emotional intensity or suspense in a literary work is called:
What is climax
100
The part of the literary work that introduces the characters, setting, and the conflict is called:
What is conflict?
100
1. The main character in a literary work is called:
2. The force that goes against the main character or enemy is called:
What is 1. protagonist? 2. antagonist?
100
The use of words that mimic sounds is called:
What is onomatopoeia?
100
This cake is as dry as a bone is an example of:
What is a simile?
200
The sequence of events that make up a story is called:
What is plot?
200
The time, date, and details of a place that helps create a particular mood throughout a literary work is called:
What is the setting?
200
When the author directly states the character’s traits in a literary work this is called:
What is direct characterization?
200
A type of figurative language that compares two seemingly unlike things using the word “like” or “as” is called:
What is a simile?
200
Her eyes were darting torches.
What is a metaphor?
300
The part of the literary work that introduces the characters, setting, and the conflict is called:
What is exposition?
300
The part of a literary work when the story comes to a reasonable ending is called:
What is the resolution?
300
When the author reveals the traits of a character through what the character says, does, thinks, or what other characters say about him or her is called:
What is indirect characterization?
300
A literary device in which the author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman object is called:
What is personification?
300
My computer throws a tantrum at least once a day.
What is personification
400
The part of a literary work that follows the climax and reveals the climax’s result is called:
What is falling action?
400
The struggle between the main character and an outside force such as nature or another called:
What is an external conflict?
400
A sudden realization (AHA! Moment) in which a character has new knowledge and awareness is called:
What is an epiphany?
400
A type of figurative language that compares two or more things that have something in common using “is” or “was” is called:
What is a metaphor?
400
I could eat a scabby horse.
What is hyperbole
500
The part of a literary work that begins to occur as soon as the conflict is introduced and increases reader interest is called:
What is rising action?
500
The struggle that exists within the mind of a character is called:
What is an internal conflict?
500
A character that represents a certain kind of universal characteristic. An example of this type of character is the girl who needs saving, or the knight in shining armor.
What is an archetypal character?
500
What is the difference between a hyperbole and an idiom?
What is: A hyperbole is used to exaggerate a point. Hyperbole is used for emphasis or humorous effect. An idiom is a phrase of words that does not mean what it literally states. For example: hit the books..You aren't literally hitting the books. You are going to study.