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Terms List 2 Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text, and graphic features, syntax, devices, and diction to create an effective written work

a)

conflict

b)

character foil

c)

satire

d)

author's craft

2.

Written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value

a)

oxymoron

b)

literary text

c)

theme

d)

literary element

3.

Parallel plot structure is

(a)  

4.

Plot is:

a)

the basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

b)

the time and place in which a narrative occurs.

c)

picture or other image within a text

d)

descriptions or instructions in a play that provide information about characters, dialogue, setting, and actions

5.

Voice is:

a)

words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

b)

the dictionary definition of a word; the literal or cognitive meaning

c)

the author's unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language

d)

lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play; dialogue in a play is the main way in which plot, character, and other elements are established

6.

Diction is:

(a)  

7.

Connotative meaning is:

a)

language not intended to be taken literally, but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

b)

the emotions or set of associations attached to a word that is implied rather than literal

c)

the basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables

d)

the author's thoughtful use of precise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader

8.

the lines spoken between characters in fiction, or a play: the way in which plot, character, and other elements are established

a)

dialogue

b)

tone

c)

drama

d)

personal narrative

9.

Literary text is

a)

the basic components of most literary works such as setting, plot, characterization, point of view, theme, tone, etc.

b)

humorous criticism or exaggeration used to accentuate another character's faults or ignorance

c)

the unique characteristics that describe writer's use of language: ex. diction, syntax, sentence fluency, figurative language, and voice

d)

written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value

10.

A pattern of rhyming lines is:

a)

rhyme scheme

b)

meter

c)

soliloquy

d)

drama

11.

A second character who contrasts with the protagonist in order to highlight aspects of the main character's personality is

a)

conflict

b)

antagonist

c)

character foil

d)

aside

12.

a close examination and interpretation of a literary work that analyzed the author's use of language, devices, and genre characteristics to convey meaning

a)

author's purpost

b)

literary analysis

c)

literary device

d)

figurative language

13.

Denotative meaning is

(a)  

14.

Graphic feature is:

a)

picture or other image within a text

b)

literary works focused on the expression of feelings and ideas through a distinctive style that is often rhythmical and may have elements such as meter, rhyme, or stanzas

c)

the sustained interest created by the buildup of events and delayed resolution of the plot's conflict

d)

the basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

15.

the dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a character while or as if alone; literally "talking to oneself"

(a)  

16.

the reason an author writes about a particular topic (to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain, to analyze) the reason an author includes particular details, features or devices in a work

(a)  

17.

the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

(a)  

18.

an expressive literary piece written in first person that centers on a particular event in the author's life and may contain a vivid description as well as personal commentary and observations

a)

subplots

b)

theme

c)

aside

d)

personal narrative

19.

a figure of speech that expresses an idea through a contradictory statement (e.g. "seriously funny", "jumbo shrimp", "deafening silence")

a)

poetic form

b)

tone

c)

oxymoron

d)

figurative language

20.

Tone is

a)

the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing

b)

the sustained interest created by the buildup of events and delayed resolution of the plot's conflict

c)

the central or universal idea of a literary work that often related to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/condition

d)

the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage

21.

the time and place in which a narrative occurs

a)

stage directions

b)

poetry

c)

setting

d)

style

22.

the sustained interest created by the buildup of events and delayed resolution of the plot's conflict

(a)  

23.

the basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables

a)

poetry

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

meter

d)

drama

24.

the method in which an author constructs a character by 1) explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance or 2) revealing aspects of a character through his/her actions, thoughts, speech, or other characters

a)

flashback

b)

soliloquy

c)

literary device

d)

characterization

25.

Flashback is:

a)

a brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time in order to provide clarity, background, and context about an event currently taking place

b)

a literary devices used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story

c)

a specific convention or structure, such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing, employed by the author to produce a given effect

d)

a secondary story in a narrative that adds complexity and depth and connects to the main plot in the contexts of setting, characters, or theme

26.

a distinctive poetic structure with distinguishable characteristics based on the meter, lines, stanzas, and rhyme schemes such as a sonnet, blank verse, ballad, haiku, epic, lyric, etc.

(a)  

27.

the unique characteristics that describe a writer's use of language; ex. diction, syntax, sentence fluency, figurative language, and voice

(a)  

28.

in literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about the dramatic action central to the plot of a story

a)

literary device

b)

character foil

c)

conflict

d)

dramatic irony

29.

Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

(a)  

30.

Satire is:

(a)  

31.

literary works focused on the expression of feelings and ideas through a distinctive style that is often rhythmical and may have elements such as meter, rhym, and stanzas

a)

poetic form

b)

poetry

c)

meter

d)

rhyme scheme

32.

Literary element is:

a)

the unique characteristics that describe a writer's use of language: ex. diction, syntax, sentence fluency, figurative language, and voice

b)

literary works written in a stage play format which includes dialogue and stage directions that is intended to be performed

c)

the basic components of most literary works such as setting, plot, characterization, point of view, theme, tone, etc.

d)

language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

33.

the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice and theme

a)

mood

b)

tone

c)

style

d)

voice

34.

descriptions or instructions in a play that provide information about characters, dialogue, setting, and actions

a)

exposition

b)

stage directions

c)

drama

d)

setting

35.

the author's thoughtful use of precise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader

(a)  

36.

Dramatic irony is:

(a)  

37.

words spoken by an actor on stage that is intended to be heard only by the audience and not by the characters on the stage

a)

dialogue

b)

dramatic irony

c)

drama

d)

aside

38.

literary works written in a stage play format which includes dialogue and stage directions that is intended to be performed

(a)  

39.

the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/condition

(a)  

40.

What is a subplot?

(a)  

41.

What is foreshadowing?

a)

a brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time in order to provide clarity, background, and context about an event currently taking place in the narrative

b)

sustained interest created by the buildup of events and delayed resolution of the plot's conflict

c)

a literary device used by an author to provide hints about future events that may occur later in the story

d)

the basic sequence of events in a story that includes the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

42.

What is a literary device?

(a)