Elements of Literature Vocabulary TEST

Elements of Literature Vocabulary TEST
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1
/ Match the following terms with their meanings.
Choice / Match
Fiction / a category of literary work
Genre / A story or count of events
Short Story / The genre of literature that includes made up short stories and novels
Narrative / A relatively brief fictional narrative
2
/ Match the term with its correct meaning.
Choice / Match
Symbolism / A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning - a literal level and one or more symbolic levels
Allegory / When something in a story has meaning in itself but also represents something else as well
Theme / The central message, concern, or purpose that can be expressed as a general statement about people or life
Plot / The sequence of events in a story
3
/ Match each term with its correct meaning.
Choice / Match
Exposition / The turning point; the high point of interest or suspense
Falling Action/Resolution / The part of the story in which incidents build toward the climax; the conflict builds
Rising Action / The part of the story that is the outcome; the events after the climax where the conflict is resolved
Climax / The part of the plot that provides the background information about the setting and characters; the conflict is explained
4
/ Match the term with its correct meaning.
Choice / Match
Conflict / The people, animals, or other beings that take part in the story's action
Point of View / The time and place in which the story takes place
Setting / The perspective from which a story is told
Characters / A struggle between opposing forces
5
/ Match the point of view with its correct description.
Choice / Match
Third Person Limited / the narrator shares the thoughts and feelings of one character using pronouns such as "he" and "she" to refer to the other characters
Third Person Omniscient / A character tells the story by using the pronoun "I"
Third Person Objective / camera's eye view; the narrator describes only what can be seen, not what is going on inside the heads of the characters
First Person / the narrator is an all-knowing outsider who shares the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
6
/ Match the type of character with the correct description.
Choice / Match
Static / a character that does NOT significantly change
Flat / a character that goes through a significant change
Round / a character that has only one or two main characteristics
Dynamic / a character that is well developed and has many characteristics and concerns, like a real person
7
/ Match the type of figurative language with its description.
Choice / Match
Symbol / language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery / comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS
Simile / something that stands for something else
Metaphor / the transfer or comparison of the qualities of one thing or person to another
8
/ Match the type of figurative language with its description.
Choice / Match
Onomatopoeia / the use of words that mimic sounds
Personification / exaggeration for effect
Hyperbole / the transfer of human qualities to something inanimate
Alliteration / repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words to create melody, establish mood