Elements of Literature Review

What is the definition of situational irony?

• When what is said is the opposite of what is meant

• When what a character knows contrasts with that the audience knows

• When a character or the reader expects one thing to happen but something else happens instead

• The time, place, and environment of a piece of writing

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

Which type of irony is demonstrated in the example: 'It is a rainy, dark day and you say, 'What a gorgeous day!'?'

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Direct Characterization

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How can setting be revealed in a piece of writing?

• Through dialogue between characters

• Through descriptive passages

• Through the character's actions

• All of the above

What is an allusion?

• A reference to a well-known person, character, place, event, piece of literature, or art that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding of their work

• The message about life or human nature that the author is trying to convey to the reader

• The way an author develops a character, or reveals who characters are and what they are like

• The contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How can theme be discovered in a story?

• By reading the entire story thoroughly to the end

• By analyzing the setting of the story

• By focusing on the dialogue between characters

• By examining the author's writing style

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does characterization refer to?

• The contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs

• The time, place, and environment of a piece of writing

• The way an author develops a character, or reveals who characters are and what they are like

• A reference to a well-known person, character, place, event, piece of literature, or art that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding of their work

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which type of characterization is demonstrated in the example: 'Max was an eating machine. He’d never met a meal he didn’t like.'?

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

What is the overall lesson of a story called?

• Setting

• Allusion

• Theme

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does dramatic irony differ from situational irony?

• Dramatic irony involves what is said being the opposite of what is meant, while situational irony involves a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs

• Dramatic irony involves what a character knows contrasting with what the audience knows, while situational irony involves a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs

• Dramatic irony involves a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs, while situational irony involves what is said being the opposite of what is meant

• Dramatic irony involves a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs, while situational irony involves what a character knows contrasting with what the audience knows

How can authors use vivid imagery to describe the setting of a story?

• By using dialogue between characters

• By including descriptive passages

• By focusing on the character's actions

• By showing interactions between characters

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4