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WorksheetsELA Regents Multiple Choice Terms
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 44mins
What is figurative language?
Language that is meant to create a suspenseful mood.
Language that has one meaning and only one meaning.
Language that is not meant to be taken literally. (e.g. simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, etc.)
Language that is meant to represent the elements of fiction. (e.g. character, plot, point of view, setting, etc.)
What is an anecdote?
a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as
a work where many aspects of symbolism are meant to represent a greater idea or concept that is often political or moral
a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else; a comparison made that sometimes uses is, but does not use like or as
a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done in their real life
What is a metaphor?
a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as
when an author gives human characteristics to a non-human thing
a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else; a comparison made that sometimes uses is, but does not use like or as
a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done in their real life
What is an allegory?
the repetition of a vowel sound at the beginning of each word in a line, stanza, or paragraph
a work where many aspects of symbolism are meant to represent a greater idea or concept that is often political or moral
a reference to a well-known event from history, literature, or religious texts
a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done in their real life
What is a simile?
a comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as
when an author gives human characteristics to a non-human thing
a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else; a comparison made that sometimes uses is, but does not use like or as
a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done in their real life
What is a literary device?
the grouping of lines in a poem to form part of a poem's structure
mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling
the overall message an author portrays throughout their work (in addition to telling a story)
any technique a writer uses to develop a story (e.g., imagery, simile, metaphor, personification, irony, etc.)
What is a narrator?
the author of a story
a person who annotates a text
the person who reads a story
the person, character, or entity that tells a story; storyteller
What is a central idea?
a concept or idea that is central to a text or section of a text; main idea; main subject; an idea or concept the author focuses on in a text or text section
a literary technique that is used many times throoughout of a piece of literature
the background knowledge that an author believes a reader has when they read a text
the person, character, or entity that tells a story; storyteller
What is repetition?
a play on words based on different meanings of words that sound alike
the writer's attitude toward their audience and subject; can often be described by a single adjective such as sarcastic, sympathetic, or playful
when a word, phrase, description, or piece of dialogue is said or written more than one time in a text (usually for added emphasis)
the person, character, or entity that tells a story; storyteller
What is tone?
a play on words based on different meanings of words that sound alike
the author's attitude toward their audience and subject; can often be described by a single adjective such as sarcastic, sympathetic, or playful
when a word, phrase, description, or piece of dialogue is said or written more than one time in a text
the person, character, or entity that tells a story; storyteller
What is theme?
a concept or idea that is central to a text or section of a text; main idea; main subject; an idea or concept the author focuses on in a text or text section
a central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work; a generalization about human beings or about life that the work indiciates; what the work seems to say about the nature of people or life
the author's attitude toward a subject that is displayed in the way they write about it
the person, character, or entity that tells a story; storyteller
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The mountain of a man scared the children below.
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
The wind whispered through the trees.
He ran faster than a cheetah.
What is the purpose of using imagery in literature?
to explain the plot of the story
to introduce the main character
to provide background information about the author
to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind using descriptive language
Which statement best defines hyperbole?
a comparison using like or as
a reference to a well-known person or event
a deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
a technique for organizing a poem into stanzas
Which of the following best describes allusion in literature?
a technique for organizing a poem into stanzas
a deliberate exaggeration used for effect
a comparison using like or as
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or thing from history, literature, or a religious text
What is the effect of using personification in a story?
It creates suspense by hiding information from the reader.
It provides factual information about the setting.
It organizes the story into chapters.
It gives human qualities to non-human things, giving more importance or power to the item.
What is a definition for misconception (n)?
a wrong or inaccurate idea; a common/popular idea that is widely believed, but turns out to be proven untrue or wrong
the state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a place or thing
very complicated or detailed
alike in meaning or significance; having the same connotations, implications, or reference
What does disillusionment (n) mean?
a feeling of numbness resulting from learning that limbs are affected by loss of blood flow
a feeling of loss resulting from learning that death is inevitable
a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be
a feeling of happiness resulting from learning that everything in life is going to be okay
What synonyms best match a definition for insight (n)?
understanding; awareness; judgment
happiness; contentment; joy
depression; sadness; sorrow
apathy; indifference; detachment
What is mood?
how the author feels toward the subject they are writing about; the author's attitude toward the subject or topic
how the reader feels based on the author's language use (diction), setting, and atmosphere (descriptions of surroundings, etc.)
the overall and universal message about life and/or human nature that is shown in a literary work
the central subject, topic, lesson, or point (central idea) that is shown in a text
What is a poetic or literary shift (n)?
it is where there is some kind of change in writing: a change in time, tone, or where the point or message is revealed
it is where a driver changes the gear of a vehilce
it is when there is no development or change in a text
is it when a character stays the same throughout a text (static character)
What does it mean to come to a conclusion about a story, text, or poem?
to guess about something
to make strict calculations to determine the only possible correct answer
to decide whether you like something or not
to come up with an inference, observation, interpretation, or judgment based on what has been read
What is a stanza?
a group of lines forming the basic unit of a poem
a paragraph
an indentation
an in-text citation
What is meant by the word suspense (n)?
a state or feeling of extreme confidence that one is correct
a state or feeling of joy at knowing that the end is near
a state or feeling of happiness after learning that liberty will be granted after all
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen; it can describe a mood or atmosphere
What does it mean to characterize a character? AKA characterization, character development, or just an author's use of character
this is everything an author does to show a character's personality: how they think, feel, act, treat others, what they say, and look; this all shows their personality traits
this is everything an author does to show how the beginning of the story develops into the climax, and then, ultimately, the resolution and ending
this is the way any text (article, essay, story, poem, etc.) is organized
this is the way an author purposely places two unlike things side by side or one after the other in order to highligh a difference or contrast
What is a comparison?
a consideration or estimate of the similarities or differences between two things or people
a judgment about one's opinion of something
the inner feelings one has about someone
a consideration or estimate of how many atoms are in a unit of substance
Perspective can mean the same thing as _____.
ethos or the use of one's credibility or power in order to persuade someone to feel a certain way about something
pathos or the use of emotions or emotional ideas to persuade a person to see something a certain way
logos or the use of logical reasoning to strengthen an argument or convince something to believe something
point of view or a particular attitude or way of understanding or thinking about something
What is a rhetorical question?
a question that is not meant to be answered directly, but instead is used for effect or emphasis
a particularly unintelligent question that should have never been asked
a question that has so many possible answers that its sole purpose is to confuse people
a closed question that has one correct answer only
The main character of any given story:
antagonist
synonym
protagonist
antonym
A person who (or force that) actively opposes the protagonist:
narrator
character
antagonist
author
What is conflict, the literary element?
the problem, issue, or tension between two (or more) characters, or within a character
the setting and characters introduced at the beginning of a story
how a story ends
the highest point of tension, suspense, or drama in a story
What does not represent an example of external conflict (character v. _____)?
character v. character
character v. nature
character v. self (internal)
character v. society
When a character has to face their own fear(s), make a tough decision or choice, or has a battle between opposing wants or desires, it represents which conflict type?
internal (character v. self)
character v. society
character v. character
character v. nature
A contrast is the same as a _____.
similarity
simile
digression
difference
Language or language use is the same as _____.
diction, word choice, wording, or phrasing
metaphor, simile, or personification
comparison, contrast, or juxtaposition
mood, atmosphere, or imagery
What is symbolism?
when an author uses something in a story to have two meanings: a literal meaning and a deeper, symbolic, metaphorical, or figurative meaning that goes beyond the literal
when an author makes a reference to a well-known event, story, figure, etc. from history, mythology, or religious a text
when an author gives a nonhuman thing human or person-like qualities
when an author compares two unlike things
What is point of view?
who is telling or narrating the story
a comparison using like or as
vivid, descriptive language
when characters speak out loud
Which does not represent a point of view?
first person (I, we, my, me)
third person (he, she, they, characters' names)
second person (you, your)
fifth person (fee, fi, fo, fum)
What is situational irony?
when the opposite of what the reader expects to happen is what happens
when the reader knows something a character or characters do not know
when the opposite of what is meant is what is said
when an author makes an extreme exaggeration
What is verbal irony (which includes sarcasm)?
when the opposite of what the reader expects to happen is what happens
when the reader knows something a character or characters do not know
when the opposite of what is meant is what is said
when an author makes an extreme exaggeration
What is foreshadowing?
when an author hints to future outcome of a story
when an author makes a comparison in a text
when the readers know more than the characters
when the author uses vivid, descriptive language
What is setting?
the attitude an author has toward the subject they write about
when an author makes two characters appear as stark opposites
the place or type of surroundings where an event in a story takes place; this can include historical aspects of story
when an author gives human characteristics to a nonhuman thing
When considering diction (word choice; language use), a word or phrase's connotation is _____.
its dictionary definition
the implied meaning(s), vibe(s), or feeling(s) the word or phrase has
the opposite of what the word or phrase means
the exact same as what the word or phrase means
What is dialogue?
quoted text to show when a character is speaking out loud or to another character
an indentation in a paragraph
the way lines of a poem are grouped
the narration that shows a character's inner thoughts
