literary device test

Question 1

Exposition/orientaion

Answer 1

The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story

Question 2

Rising action

Answer 2

A series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

Question 3

climax

Answer 3

The most important or exciting point in a story

Question 4

falling action

Answer 4

The section of the plot following the climax, in which the tension decreases

Question 5

resolution/denouement

Answer 5

The conclusion of the story’s plot

Question 6

mise-en-scene

Answer 6

The arrangement of scenery and the stage in a play/film

Question 7

cinematography

Answer 7

The art of camera work and photography in film making

Question 8

Diegetic and non-diegetic sound

Answer 8

Diegetic sound is sound that happens within the movie, while non-diegetic sound is added after the movie is made (backing tracks)

Question 9

lighting

Answer 9

a cinematic technique used to create mood

Question 10

costume and make-up

Answer 10

An interpretative tool that describes the actor’s appearance during a performance.

Question 11

noun

Answer 11

A person, place or thing (chair, water)

Question 12

verb

Answer 12

An action word (run, is)

Question 13

adjective

Answer 13

A describing word (blue, smooth)

Question 14

pronoun

Answer 14

A word that replaces a noun (he, she)

Question 15

adverb

Answer 15

A word that describes a verb

Question 16

conjunction

Answer 16

A connective word that joins one part of a sentence to another (and)

Question 17

preposition

Answer 17

A word that shows the relationship between two parts of a sentence. (in)

Question 18

article

Answer 18

A word that comes before a noun to show if it’s specific or general (an)

Question 19

interjection

Answer 19

A word or phrase that is grammatically independent from the words around it, and mainly expresses feeling (wow)