Best of Friends Test Review

Question 1

Direct Characterization

Answer 1

The author is telling the reader what characters are like through description

Question 2

Indirect Characterization

Answer 2

The author shows the reader what characters are like through their through, their speech, actions, and the reactions of character to them

Question 3

Figurative Language

Answer 3

Any type of language that is not intended to be interpreted in a script, literal sense. There are several types of figurative language.

Question 4

Simile

Answer 4

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. Uses a comparative language such as ¨like¨ or ¨as¨.

EX:”Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.”

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

The author is making a comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
EX: “The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: it was past eight thirty and still light”-Fault in Our Starts, John Green

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

The author is giving the non-human objects human qualities
EX:Time marches on.

Question 7

Symbolism

Answer 7

literary devices that contain several layers of meaning. It can be an object, person, situation, or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
Signpost - Again and Again
EX: Harry Potter’s scare shows lots of different meaning

Question 8

Theme

Answer 8

The central organizing phrased and it grows from the conflict. It’s the moral or lesson the author conveys.
Never one word
EX: THE MEssage or Everyone is unique in their own way (Counting by Sevens)
Signpost - Aha moment or Words of the Wiser

Question 9

Foreshadowing

Answer 9

The author includes a hint or clue that suggests what action is to come.
Signpost - Again and Again

Question 10

Irony

Answer 10

Literary device in which an expected outcome doesn’t happen, or its opposite happens instead.
Signpost - Contrast and Contradictions
EX: When Donkey asks Shrek if he can stay over and he lets him, but Shrek doesn’t want him to.

Question 11

Juxtaposition

Answer 11

Literary device when the writer places two things close to one another make a comparison or contrast between the two.
Signpost - Contrast and Contradiction
EX: Ideal dog and Moco

Question 12

Mood

Answer 12

Literary device that a writer uses to create an emotional quality for the reader through the use of words. The emotional response allows a reader to experience emotion and connection within a story.
EX: Mary Poppins creates a cheerful mood throughout the story.

Question 13

Tough Question

Answer 13

The character is asking the themselves a tough question.

Question 14

Aha Moment

Answer 14

When a character suddenly figures realizes, understands, or finally figures something out.

Question 15

Words of the Wiser

Answer 15

When usually and older character is giving serious advice to someone

Question 16

Again and Again

Answer 16

When you notice that a word, object, phrase, or situation mentioned over and over again.

Question 17

Memory Moment

Answer 17

When the author interrupts the action to tell you a memory.

Question 18

Contrast and Contradiction

Answer 18

A character is thinking or behaves in a way that we don’t expect , or an element of a setting is something that we would not expect.

Question 19

Expanded Moment

Answer 19

The more advanced writer goes on to elaborate with details that show rather than tell the meaning.

Question 20

Sensory Details

Answer 20

Focus on details an observer can see, the sound one can hear, the smells, and physical sensations one can experience.

Question 21

Simile or Metaphor

Answer 21

A simile(stated comparison) or metaphor(Implied comparison) expands or extends the meaning of a description.

Question 22

Sentence Fragment

Answer 22

Sometimes fragments can prove effective in capturing the reader’s attention, pumping up the drama of the writing.

Question 23

Magic Three

Answer 23

A list of three words, phrases, or clauses-an parallel structure-completes the picture, providing a begging, a middle, and an end.

Question 24

Repetition

Answer 24

The trick is to use repetition like the refrain of a song or poem: A repeated word or a phrase that adds up dramatic emphasis.

Question 25

Interruption

Answer 25

A periodic sentence is one that starts, hesitates for a moment, and then begins again. The writer interrupts the flow of the sentence to present in a dramatic fashion-a relevant detail.

Question 26

Hyphenated Modifier

Answer 26

The (extended) hyphenated modifier allows the writer to develop a description richer than with a single-word modifier. The technique is often used to describe situations or impressions. Use sparingly

Question 27

Humor

Answer 27

In the right context , add a refreshing note in the wit.

Question 28

Introductory Prepositional Phrases

Answer 28

Begin a sentence with a prepositional phrase - vary your sentence structure.