Glossary Test 1

alliteration means

• the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words
• the use of rhyme in poetry
• the arrangement of words in a sentence
• the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

antogonist is a

• the main character of the story
• a character who opposes the hero

• a character who helps the hero

• a sidekick to the hero

aural image is

• a type of musical instrument
• a mental image created by sound

• a physical object that produces sound
• a visual image created by sound

adverb is

• A word that only modifies nouns.
• A type of noun that describes a person.
• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
• A word that connects clauses or sentences.

bias means

• Bias is a neutral perspective.
• Bias means having no opinion.
• Bias refers to an objective analysis.
• Bias means a tendency to favor one side over another.

A blurb is

• a brief promotional description or summary of a story

• a detailed analysis of a story

• a personal opinion about a story

• a list of characters in a story

A complex sentence is

• A sentence that contains only independent clauses.
• A sentence that has no clauses at all.
• A sentence that contains multiple independent clauses.
• A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

A climax is

• the resolution of a story
• the point of highest tension in a narrative
• the introduction of characters
• the setting of the story

A compound sentence is

• A sentence that is a question or command.
• A sentence that contains at least two dependent clauses.
• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.
• A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses.

A contraction is

• a type of punctuation
• a synonym for contraction
• a shortened form of a word or group of words
• a grammatical error