A. A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like", "as", "than" or "resembles".

B. An exaggerated statement used for effect.

C. When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.

D. A comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like", "as", "than" or "resembles".

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

C. "It's raining cats and dogs."

A. "Her eyes sparkle like the stars in the heavens."

B. "The wind whistled in the trees."

D. "He is a coiled spring of energy just waiting to explode."

What is personification?

C. When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.

A. A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like", "as", "than" or "resembles".

B. An exaggerated statement used for effect.

D. Words or details that appeal to the senses.

C. A word (person, place, object, or action) that has meaning in itself but is used to represent or stand for something else.

A. A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like", "as", "than" or "resembles".

B. An exaggerated statement used for effect.

D. An expression whose meaning is different than the sum of its parts.

A. A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like", "as", "than" or "resembles".

B. An exaggerated statement used for effect.

C. When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together

An interruption in a story to tell about an earlier event

The writer's hints and clues about what is going to happen later in the story

A reasonable conclusion about something based on certain clues or facts

What does foreshadowing mean in a story?

The writer's hints and clues about what is going to happen later in the story

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together

An interruption in a story to tell about an earlier event

A reasonable conclusion about something based on certain clues or facts

What does inference mean in the context of a story?

A reasonable conclusion about something based on certain clues or facts

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together

An interruption in a story to tell about an earlier event

The writer's hints and clues about what is going to happen later in the story

What is irony in literature?

A contrast between what is stated and what is actually meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen

An interruption in a story to tell about an earlier event

The writer's hints and clues about what is going to happen later in the story

A reasonable conclusion about something based on certain clues or facts

What is mood in a literary passage?

The dominant emotion created in the reader by a literary passage

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together

An interruption in a story to tell about an earlier event

A reasonable conclusion about something based on certain clues or facts

What does Parallel Structure refer to?

A) Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have equal importance.

B) Writing in a way that mimics another author's style.

C) The sequence of events in a story.

D) An unexpected development in a story.

B) An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

A) A serious and factual account of events.

C) The sequence of events in a story.

D) An unexpected development in a story.

What is a Plot Twist?

C) An unexpected development in a story.

A) The introduction of the main character.

D) The conclusion of the story.

What is the definition of a pun?

A. A play on words based on the similarity of sound between two words with different meanings.

B. A literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.

C. The total environment chosen by an author for a specific purpose.

D. The repetition of accented vowels and syllable sounds.

B. A literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.

A. A play on words based on the similarity of sound between two words with different meanings.

C. The total environment chosen by an author for a specific purpose.

D. The repetition of accented vowels and syllable sounds.

What is rhythm in poetry?

C. The pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

A. The repetition of accented vowels and syllable sounds.

B. A repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

D. A play on words based on the similarity of sound between two words with different meanings.

What is alliteration?

B. A repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

A. The repetition of accented vowels and syllable sounds.

C. The pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.

D. A literary technique in which ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society.

What is the definition of onomatopoeia?

C. The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

A. A grouping of two or more lines in a poem.

B. A broad generalization or oversimplified view.

D. A feeling of growing tension, excitement, or uncertainty.

What is a stanza in poetry?

B. A grouping of two or more lines in a poem.

A. A broad generalization or oversimplified view.

C. The universal truth about life that a story conveys.

D. The author's attitude toward his or her subject.

What does the term "stereotype" refer to?

B. A broad generalization or oversimplified view that disregards individual differences.

A. A feeling of growing tension, excitement, or uncertainty.

C. The universal truth about life that a story conveys.

D. The author's attitude toward his or her subject.

What is suspense in a story?

C. A feeling of growing tension, excitement, or uncertainty about what is going to happen.

A. A broad generalization or oversimplified view.

B. A grouping of two or more lines in a poem.

D. The universal truth about life that a story conveys.

What is a theme in literature?

A. The universal truth about life that a story conveys.

B. A broad generalization or oversimplified view.

C. A feeling of growing tension, excitement, or uncertainty.

D. The author's attitude toward his or her subject.

What does the term "tone" refer to in literature?

C. The author's attitude toward his or her subject.

A. The universal truth about life that a story conveys.

B. A broad generalization or oversimplified view.

D. A feeling of growing tension, excitement, or uncertainty.

How do we learn about a character through his/her words and actions?

Through the narrator's description

D. A comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like", "as", "than" or "resembles".

A. A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like", "as", "than" or "resembles".

B. An exaggerated statement used for effect.

C. When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.

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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

What is personification?

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