Short Story Elements and Figurative Language

Which term refers to the use of descriptive or figurative language to create mental images in a poem?

• Tone

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Imagery

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Example: "He was a real Romeo with the ladies."

• Allusion

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

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Which of these things is not related to the "theme" in a story?

• how a character is feeling

• a "life lesson" the main character learns

• a big idea that people from any culture or any place can understand

• the moral of the story

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'The White House announced today...?

• Personification

• Metonym

• Euphemism

• Allusion

In literary analysis, how is the theme of a story different from its plot?

• The theme is the sequence of events, while the plot is the underlying message.

• The theme is the underlying message, while the plot is the sequence of events.

• The theme describes the characters, while the plot describes the setting.

• There is no difference; theme and plot are the same.

Harry saw his classmate push another student as they walked to lunch. 'Hey, man! That wasn't cool!' he yelled.

The boy looked back at Harry and laughed, but Harry wasn't about to let it go.

What kind of characterization is this?

• Direct

  (the narrator tells us what the character is like)

• Indirect

  (the reader must draw conclusions about what the character is like)

Which poetic device is being used in the following line of poetry: "Her smile is like a ray of sunshine"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Tone

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Which poetic device is being used in the following line of poetry: "The rustling leaves kept me awake at night"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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Which element of a short story refers to the time and place in which the story occurs?

• A) Plot

• B) Setting

• C) Theme

• D) Conflict

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Alliteration