Quiz 16

A light verse consisting of five lines that are composed primarily of amphibrachs (U/U) or anapests (UU/) and that exhibit an aabba rhyme scheme.

• Limerick
• Anecdote
• Concrete Details
• Ellipsis
• Frame Device

One of the major types of anachrony, this is the omission of material in a narrative that creates a chronological gap.

• Ellipsis
• Anecdote
• Concrete Details
• Frame Device
• Limerick

References to specific people, places, events, or things.

• Concrete Details
• Anecdote
• Ellipsis
• Frame Device
• Limerick

The culmination of a fictional plot.

• Resolution
• Omniscient

• Scene

• Stress

• Turning Point

Logical breaks in the action of a play, often indicated by the lowering and raising of the curtain.

• Scene
• Omniscient

• Resolution

• Stress

• Turning Point

A brief account of some interesting or entertaining and often humorous incident.

• Anecdote
• Concrete Details
• Ellipsis
• Frame Device
• Limerick

The emphasis placed on a syllable.

• Stress
• Omniscient

• Resolution

• Scene

• Turning Point

A third-person, all knowing point of view in fictional writing.

• Omniscient

• Resolution

• Scene

• Stress

• Turning Point

A story (or stories) within a story.

• Frame Device
• Anecdote
• Concrete Details
• Ellipsis
• Limerick

Also known as crisis, the point in a plot when the conflict has intensified to a level at which the protagonist's lot will change decisively, for the better or for the worse.

• Turning Point
• Omniscient

• Resolution

• Scene

• Stress