9/10 Literary Terms #3 St. - Quiz

Example: the color white represents innocence; a snake represents evil

• metaphor

• simile

• connotation

• symbol

Example: I did a million hours of homework last night!

• cliché

• denotation

• symbol

• hyperbole

Example: In The Lottery, the turning point of the story is when Tessie Hutchinson is shown to be the "winner" of the drawing.

• cliché

• connotation

• climax

• hyperbole

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• persuasion

• exposition

• narrative

• descriptive

Example: In the intro of the story, the main character was introduced, and the small town where she lived was also described.

• climax

• exposition

• rising action

• resolution

Example: literal meaning of dough: a mixture of flour and liquid used for baking

• symbol

• hyperbole

• connotation

• denotation

Example: other meaning of dough: money

• denotation

• connotation

• cliché

• symbol

Example: It's really _______ to tell someone, "Bless your heart," when you're annoyed by them.

• connotation

• symbol

• cliché

• flashback

Example: As Joan watched the movie about racing, it made her remember the horrific car accident she'd been in 2 years earlier.

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

• prose

Example: Stories like Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Night by Elie Wiesel are _____ - NOT the play, Romeo and Juliet

• symbolism

• hyperbole

• prose

• climax