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Short Story / Literary Elements Quiz

Authored by Richard Luttenberger

English

9th Grade

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Short Story / Literary Elements Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the use of something concrete to represent something abstract is known as what?

irony
symbolism
theme
metaphor
hyperbole

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

when the audience knows something that the character does not - this is called what?

visual irony
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
none of these

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the turning point of a story?

Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Resolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

An author's use of clues to hint at future events is called what?

Foreshadowing
symbolism
Irony
hyperbole
metaphor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

the central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is also known as what?

symbolism
irony
foreshadowing
hyperbole
theme

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“Pack of crazy fools…Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to go back to living in caves.” This is an example of what literary device in "the Lottery"?

Theme because it teaches the reader that ending the lottery will result is a regression of their town
Irony, because Old Man Warner represents the establishment and their strong support of the lottery
Irony, because Old Man Warner warns of society going backwards if they stop the lottery when in reality, the lottery is a stone age ritual
Metaphor because it compares the town to the stone age
Symbolism, because Old Man Warner symbolizes a wolf pack

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest and roundest stones..." this is an example of which literary element in "The Lottery?"

simile

metaphor

foreshadowing

hyperbole

theme

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