On Freytag's Pyramid, what does the horizontal axis indicate?
Time or Tension
TIME
Conflict is an essential element in every literary story.
true
false
sometimes true and sometimes false
TRUE
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
Writing that is not meant to be taken literally
Figurative Language
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work
mood
Pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language
Rhythm
in Literature refers the step by step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character
Characterization
On Freytag's pyramid, what does the vertical axis indicate?
Time
Tension
Foreshadowing
All of the above
TENSION
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
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Allusion
Poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
Free Verse
The use of words that imitate sounds
Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas
Similie
Poetry written in unrhymed ten syllable lines
Blank Verse
Tension between opposing forces is what literary term?
CONFLICT
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
A song-like poem that tells a story
BALLAD
A three-lined Japanese verse
Haiku
A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
Personification
A formal division of lines in a poem considered as a unit
Stanza
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
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
Poetry written in un rhymed, ten-syllable lines
Blank Verse
A word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses
Image
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
Rhyme
What is the Top of the freytag pyramid called?
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
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
A poem with a shape that suggests its subject
Concrete Poem
A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else
metaphor
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Supernatural Horror and an atmosphere of unkown terror pervades the action
Gothic Elements