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WorksheetsMDG lit terms and vocab REVIEW
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 32mins
a comparison of two unlike things
using the words like or as
a comparison of two unlike things
by saying that one thing is a
dissimilar object or thing
an exaggeration that cannot
possibly be true
giving human qualities to
nonhuman things
the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of
words
a reference to a well-known person, place, or
event from history, literature, sports, popular culture, etc.
Idiom
The process of treating a person as if they are not a human.
Isolation
Smallpox
Dehumanization
Atlantic Slave Trade
The process of treating a person as if they are not a human.
Isolation
Smallpox
Dehumanization
Atlantic Slave Trade
What literary device is used when a writer gives human qualities to non-human objects or animals?
objectification
personification
animalization
dehumanization
In literature, what is the term for the central message or insight into life that a writer conveys?
character
setting
theme
plot
What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?
character
plot
setting
theme
What is the term for the time and place in which a story takes place?
plot
character
setting
theme
What literary device is used when there is a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story?
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Irony
Flashback
What is the term for the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions?
metaphor
personification
imagery
simile
What literary device is used when an object, person, or situation represents something else?
metaphor
personification
irony
symbolism
What is the term for the feeling of uncertainty or tension that a writer creates for the reader?
suspense
climax
resolution
foreshadowing
What is the term for the technique used by a writer to create and develop a character?
characterization
dialoguization
settingization
plotization
What is the term for a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
What literary device is used when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected?
Irony
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?
Character
Setting
Plot
Point of View
What is the term for a pause in the narrative to share details that happened previously?
Flashforward
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Epilogue
What literary device is used to give the reader hints or signs about the future?
Metaphor
Simile
Foreshadowing
Flashback
This is when a person or an institution (like a government) treats someone like they are not human, in a cruel way.
Humanization
dehumanization
Oppression
When people do or say bad things to other people.....
Mistreated
Treated fairly
mean people
What is an example of PRIVILEGE?
Having a bed to sleep in
No bed
No food
a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event
superstition
quarry
scruples
droll
severe mental or physical pain or suffering
tangible
lore
cunning
anguish
a medium-sized sailboat equipped for cruising or racing
yacht
quarry
droll
lore
a large French country house or castle
yacht
anguish
chateau
lore
a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth
superstition
quarry
lore
droll
It is a ________ that you shouldn't walk under a ladder.
droll
tangible
superstition
chateau
The princess lived in a beautiful ________ on a hillside.
chateau
droll
superstition
yacht.
I have no respect for Joe because he has no _______ about breaking the law.
quarry
anguish
lore
scruples
It took a long time to solve the crime because the perpetrator was so _______.
chateau
cunning
tangible
droll
