Lesson 2

Question 1

Stories that describe the following events or experiences, which may be true or just fictional.

Answer 1

Narratives

Question 2

Time and place the story
happens; atmosphere and mood

Answer 2

Setting

Question 3

The individuals in the story

Answer 3

Characters

Question 4

The sequence of events or actions of the characters that tell the story. It has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Answer 4

Plot

Question 5

The problem or the struggle
between two opposing sides that needs to be solved;

Answer 5

Conflict

Question 6

The way the problem is
solved

Answer 6

Resolution

Question 7

How the story is told – specifically, who tells the story

Answer 7

Point of View (POV)

Question 8

The story is told by a
character within the story; using “I”

Answer 8

First person POV

Question 9

The story is told by an “invisible author”; using pronouns he, she, it.

Answer 9

Third person POV

Question 10

The big idea or general observations about human nature and life presented in the story

Answer 10

Theme

Question 11

What term refers to the various techniques and strategies used by writers to enhance the meaning, style, and effect of their writing?

Answer 11

Literary devices

Question 12

Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning.

Answer 12

Figure of speech/Figurative language

Question 13

Is an expression comparing one thing to another using the words “like” or “as”.

Answer 13

Simile

Question 14

Is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”

Answer 14

Metaphor

Question 15

Is an obvious exaggeration or overstatement.

Answer 15

Hyperbole

Question 16

Is when a writer gives “human” qualities to animals or objects.

Answer 16

Personification

Question 17

Is a word that “imitates” the sound it represents.

Answer 17

Onomatopoeia

Question 18

Is when a writer invokes the five “senses”.

Answer 18

Imagery

Question 19

Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come, and help the reader anticipate the outcome.

Answer 19

Foreshadowing

Question 20

Is using an object or action that “means” something more than its literal meaning.

Answer 20

Symbolism

Question 21

Is an expression with a meaning different from the “literal” meaning of the words.

Answer 21

Idiom

Question 22

What literary technique involves a contrast between expectations and reality, often highlighting a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant or what happens and what is intended?

Answer 22

Irony

Question 23

Literary device that implies comparison or contrast.
“Light and darkness”

Answer 23

Juxtaposition

Question 24

Literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.

Answer 24

Alliteration

Question 25

commonly used to replace a word or phrase that is related to a concept that might make others uncomfortable.

Answer 25

Euphemism