Literary Terms Practice and Review 2023

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Definition of a narrative:

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Any fiction or non-fiction writing that tells a story.

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Characterization involves creating a character through physical description, thoughts, speech, actions, and perceptions from other characters.

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Definition of characterization.

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Example of:

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External conflict

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The gif exemplifies:

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All of the answers are correct: antagonizing, exasperating, NOT being docile, and being audacious.

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Mood reflects the author's attitude toward the subject, identifiable through their language and word choices.

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Example of "Keep your chin up..."

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Idiom

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Punctuation mark that connects two complete sentences without capitalizing the next word (unless a proper noun).

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semicolon

Answer explanation

It's a stupendous SEMICOLON!

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Example of third person limited POV: Remi thought, 'If only I could have fried fingers for dinner. That would be DELICIOUS!' Mrs. Kunz frowned.

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Correct answer: Remi thought, 'If only I could have fried fingers for dinner. That would be DELICIOUS!' Mrs. Kunz just frowned and shook her head.

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The cat is antagonizing the dog.

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Correct use of a comma: Mrs. Kunz likes animals, but she does not like LARGE spiders!

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Incorrect uses: 1) Mrs. Kunz likes geckos, she also likes elephants. 2) Remi likes crickets, she also likes crunchy fingers. 3) Mrs. Kunz loves vocabulary, she also adores semicolons!

Answer explanation

A comma CAN NOT connect two complete sentences; it is not strong enough. The poor construction worker!

You need a conjunction (spotter) to make the comma strong enough to connect two complete sentences.