Story Elements and Figurative Language Quiz

What is a technique in which a writer interrupts a story to go back and explain an earlier event?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Resolution

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.W.8.3B

CCSS.W.8.3C

What is hints or clues that a writer uses to suggest what will happen next in the story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Resolution

• Exposition

What is the writer's attitude toward his/her subject?

• Theme

• Plot

• Tone

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the message or lesson the author gives to the reader?

• Theme

• Plot

• Tone

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a technique that uses a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the type of irony where neither the character nor the reader sees what's coming?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the type of irony where the irony is spoken in a sarcastic manner?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the type of irony where the reader knows what is happening and the character(s) do not?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a problem or a struggle between two opposing forces in a story?

• Conflict

• Symbolism

• Characterization

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is the main character in a story, often a good or heroic type?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Dynamic Character

• Static Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9