ELA MAAP Review

Front

What is the part of the plot where the conflict and tension reach a peak?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the sequence of events that happen in a literary work?

Back

Plot

Front

What is extreme exaggeration used in a literary work called?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Based on context clues, what does 'migrate' mean in the context of birds moving for the winter?

Back

Move away

Front

What do you call a story that is made up?

Back

Fiction

Front

What is the term for the central message or insight revealed through a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for the events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution?

Back

Falling action

Front

What literary device involves giving human traits to non-human entities?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art in literature?

Back

Allusion