Elements Of Literature Quiz Flashcards
What is a Similie?
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is Personification?
When something is given human qualities that it normally doesn’t have
What is a metaphor?
Comparison NOT using “like” or “as”
What is a symbol?
When something stands for something else
What is Alleteration?
When two or more words are next to each other that begin with the same letter or sound
What is Imagery?
When the author forms an image in your mind
What is an Idiom?
A phrase that cannot be taken literally, but its meaning is understood
What is an Hyborbole?
An exaggeration
What is Irony?
When the opposite of what is expected happens
What is an Onomatopoeia?
An action/ sound
What is a Repitition?
When words are repeated in sequence
What is Dialogue?
When characters speak
What is Foreshadowing?
A hint in the story of something that will happen later in the story
What is Setting?
Time and place of a story
What is Conflict?
A problem
What is an Exposistion?
Beginning of story
What is the rising action?
Events leading to the climax, conflict is present, suspense is present, longest portion of the story
What is the Falling Action?
Climax is explained, characters express how they feel about the climax
What is the Climax?
Highest point of the story, purpose of reading the story, a discovery is made
What is the Theme?
The “message” of a story
What is the Point of View?
The angle from which the story is told
What is an Omniscient?
When the narrator knows what is happening to every character, all-knowing
What is a 1st Person View?
When the narrator is telling the story from his/her point of view, the word “I” is present outside of quotes
What is a 3rd Person View?
When the narrator is telling the story about one character that is not him/herself and is aware of other characters’ actions and possibly their thoughts
What is a Flashback?
When a portion of the story goes back into time
What is the plot?
The development of the story from start to finish
