Final

Question 1

In middle

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In medias res

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the stories, beliefs, etc., that a group of people share by telling stories and talking to each other

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Oral tradition

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An indication of what to come

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Foreshadowing

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Events in a story go directly against the expectations of the main character or the reader

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Situational Irony

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Directs the type and amount of information the writer reveals

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Point of View

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a written composition in which two or more characters are represented as conversing

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Dialogue

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Main character struggles against an outside force

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External conflict

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A character in conflict with himself or herself

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Internal conflict

Question 9

The time and place of the action

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Setting

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What happens in a story

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Plot

Question 11

Differences between appearances and reality

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Irony

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Anything that stands for something else

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Symbol

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Central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

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Theme

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A voice outside the story narrator

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Third-person point of view

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Sees the world through one character’s eyes and reveals only that character’s thoughts

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Limited narrator

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Tells readers what any character thinks and feels

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Omniscient narrator

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A character or fore in conflict with a main character

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Antagonist

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Main character

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Protagonist

Question 19

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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Allegory

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The type of conflict in which a character struggles with himself and has trouble deciding what to do is called?

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self

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When the character changes by the end of the story.

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dynamic character

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When the character stays the same by the end of the story.

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static character

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A Character that has many characteristics.

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round character

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A Character with one or two character traits.

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flat character

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When the writer makes statements about a character’s personality and tells what a character is like.

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direct characteriztion

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A type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

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personification

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The subject or message being written about or discussed; it is the principle idea behind the story. It deals with the lessons or truths that the character and/or reader learns about life.

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theme

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The time and place in a story.

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setting

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The "problem" in a story which triggers the action.

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conflict

Question 30

The highest point (turning point) in the action of the story.

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climax

Question 31

The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story.

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foreshadowing

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The part of the story (usually in the beginning ) which explains the background and the setting of the story.

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exposition

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The type of conflict where one character in a story has a problem with one or more of the other characters.

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man

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The angle from which a story is told.

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point of view

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The action of the story.

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plot

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The use of the word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning. (Examples: Boom, ding, hush)

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onomatopoeia

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The overall emotion created by a work of literature. It can be described using adjectives like dreamy, depressing, or mysterious.

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mood

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A person in the story.

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character

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This point of view means that one of the characters is telling the story. He or she is involved in the action and refers to himself or herself as "I."

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1st

Question 40

The person or thing fighting against the hero of the story.

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antagonist

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The action of the plot is usually made up of a series of events is called?

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plot line

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A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else.

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metaphor

Question 43

The type of conflict in which a character has a problem with the school, the law, or tradition.

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society

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The point of view which someone outside the story is telling it. This someone is not a character in the story.

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3rd

Question 45

The part of the story which follows the climax. It contains the action or dialogue necessary to lead the story to a resolution or ending.

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falling action

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The attitude a writer takes toward an audience, subject, or a character. It is conveyed through the writer's choice of words. It can be light and humorous, serious, sad, friendly or hostile toward a character, and so on.

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tone

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The person or character telling the story.

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narrator

Question 48

A figure of speech that puts two words or phrases together that literally have opposite meaning.

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oxymoron

Question 49

The satisfying end of a play or story. It is the part of the story in which problems are solved.

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resolution

Question 50

The type of conflict in which a character has a problem with some natural happening.

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nature

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The hero of the story.

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protagonist

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike subjects using like, as, or resembles.

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simile

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Refers to the talking that goes on between characters in a story.

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dialogue

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A phrase or expression which means something different from what the words actually say.

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idiom

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The repetition of the same or very similar constant sounds in words that are close together.

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alliteration

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The way in which a character reveals the personality of a character (description, actions, dialogue.)

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characterization

Question 57

The central part of a story during which various problems arise, leading up to the climax.

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rising action

Question 58

A scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show a past event.

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flashback

Question 59

This third person point of view is also known as the "all-knowing" point of view.

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omniscient

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A figure of speech that is an extreme exaggeration.

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hyperbole

Question 61

"The car handled like a tank" is an example of ?

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simile

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"Her long black hair was a veil she hid behind" is an example of

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metaphor

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"My friend had a silly smile on Sunday" is an example of

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alliteration

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"After math class, the boy realized that he was in over his head" is an example of

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idiom

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"The stubborn rock refused to move" is an example of

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personification

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"Suzy sells seashells down by the seashore" is an example of

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alliteration

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"The BUZZING flies could not get in the screened window" is an example of

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onomatopoeia

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The comedian at last night's show was seriously funny.

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oxymoron