American Literature: Unit 1 Test Review

1. What is the definition for theme?

• A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
• A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
• The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
• To give a brief statement of the main points of something.
• The perspective from which a story is narrated.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2. What is the definition for summarizing?

• A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
• A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
• To give a brief statement of the main points of something.
• The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
• The perspective from which a story is narrated.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3. What is the definition for point of view?

• A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
• A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
• To give a brief statement of the main points of something.
• The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
• The perspective from which a story is narrated.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4. What is the definition for flashback?

• A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
• A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
• To give a brief statement of the main points of something.
• The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
• The perspective from which a story is narrated.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

5. What is the definition for foreshadowing?

• A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.
• A scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
• To give a brief statement of the main points of something.
• The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
• The perspective from which a story is narrated.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6. Fill in the blank: ____________ is the written conversational exchange between two or more characters.

• Mood
• Stage directions
• Tone
• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

7. Fill in the blank: ____________ refers to the surrounding circumstances under which a work of literature is written.

• Setting
• Plot
• Irony
• Context

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

8. Fill in the blank: _______________ are foundational tales that explain the origins of the world and the place of humans within it.

• Short stories
• Creation Myths
• Summaries
• Poems

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

9. Fill in the blank: A __________ jumps ahead in time to show future events that will happen later in the plot of a story.

• Flashback
• Flash Forward
• Chronological Order
• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

10. Fill in the blank: When stories are shared in a culture by being told out loud instead of being written down, we call this the ___________________.

• Oral tradition
• Mythology
• Irony
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9