What does the acronym DIDLS stand for in analyzing fiction?

Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax

Dialogue, Imagery, Description, Language, Style

Drama, Irony, Details, Language, Structure

Diction, Ideas, Details, Language, Symbols

What is an example of direct characterization?

The author tells the reader straight out what the character is like.

The author uses metaphors to describe the character.

The author shows the character's traits through actions.

The author uses dialogue to reveal the character's personality.

What is dramatic irony?

When the reader knows something the characters do not

When the characters know something the reader does not

When the plot takes an unexpected turn

When the setting is revealed to be different than expected

What is a dynamic character?

One who experiences a change throughout the story

One who remains the same throughout the story

One who is only present in the background

A mournful, funeral poem or song

A celebratory speech for the deceased

A narrative about a hero's journey

What is the definition of enjambment in poetry?

The continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break

The end of a thought at the end of a line

The use of rhyme at the end of lines

The repetition of sounds in a poem

A mild or indirect word substituted for one considered harsh

What is exposition in a story?

Introductions of characters and setting

The rising action leading to the climax

What is external conflict?

Character struggles with outside forces

Character struggles with internal emotions

Character struggles with past events

Character struggles with future predictions

What is foreshadowing?

A detailed description of the setting

A direct statement of future events

What is the definition of "Free verse" in poetry?

Poetry written in lines but without distinct meter or rhyme scheme

Poetry with a strict rhyme scheme

Poetry that uses a specific meter

Poetry that follows a traditional structure

What does "Hyperbole" mean?

Comparison using "like" or "as"

A phrase not meant to be taken literally but in the meaning behind it

What is "Imagery" in literature?

Sensory language that appeals to any of the 5 senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell

What is an "Inciting Incident"?

The spark that gets the conflict of the story going

What does "Indirect Characterization" involve?

Revealing a character through their own speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks

Directly describing a character

Using metaphors to describe a character

Describing a character's physical appearance only

What does "In media res" mean?

"Into the middle of things" Latin term for literature that begins in the middle of the action

What is "Internal Conflict"?

Character struggles with himself, a decision, a moral choice, and more

Conflict between two characters

What is "Juxtaposition"?

Placing things closely together to highlight their differences

What is "Lyric Poetry"?

A poem with song-like qualities that focuses on images and emotions

A poem with a strict rhyme scheme

What is a "Metaphor"?

A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as," stating one thing as the other

A comparison using "like" or "as"

What is "Meter" in poetry?

The rhythmic structure of a line of poetry caused by patterns of stressed & unstressed syllables

The substitution of the name for the thing with something else closely related to it

What is "Mood" in literature?

The feeling created in the reader; usually established through diction most often found in the setting

What is a motif in literature?

A repeated pattern or symbol in a story

What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to non-human entities

A sequence of events in a story

A type of narrative perspective

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds called?

Allusion

Alliteration

Anaphora

Antagonist

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to a reference to another work of art or historical event?

Analogy

Anecdote

Allusion

Archetype

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a comparison between two things, suggesting they are alike in some ways?

Analogy

Anaphora

Asyndeton

Caesura

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of nearby clauses called?

Anecdote

Anaphora

Antagonist

Archetype

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a brief story to illustrate a point or provide an example known as?

Antagonist

Anecdote

Allusion

Archetype

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who or what opposes the main character in a story?

Archetype

Antagonist

Alliteration

Anaphora

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes repeated patterns and universal symbols in literature?

Asyndeton

Archetype

Caesura

Climax

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Literary Terms Quiz

What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds called?

Which term refers to a reference to another work of art or historical event?

What is the term for a comparison between two things, suggesting they are alike in some ways?

What is the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of nearby clauses called?

What is a brief story to illustrate a point or provide an example known as?

Who or what opposes the main character in a story?

What term describes repeated patterns and universal symbols in literature?

What is the intentional lack of conjunctions in a sentence called?

What is a pause near the middle of a line of verse called?

What is the moment of greatest tension in a story known as?

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