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Literary Term Test Practice

Test Description: Review commonly used techniques that writers use to make writing more effective. These techniques contribute to the theme.

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Define symbolism.

Aexaggeration of events Bperson, object or action that means more than its literary meaning Cattitude of the author toward the subject of the topic Dcomparison of two unlike objects, people or actions using the word like

2) What is theme?

Aopposite of what one expects to happen Breference to a famous literary work Csummary of events that occurred in the story Dthe main message conveyed by the plot

3) What is alliteration?

Arepetition of rhyming words in a poem Breference to a famous person, literary work, or event Crepetition of a consonant sound Dreference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind

4) Define anecdote.

Aa concise statement that is made in a matter of fact tone to state a principle or an opinion Btwo sentences of contrasting meanings in close proximity to one another Cmedical cure to a poison or illness contracted from a snake bite Da short verbal accounting of a funny, amusing, interesting event or incident

5) What is an oxymoron?

Athe use of words and phrases that imply strong, harsh sounds within the phrase Ba significant literary device as it allows the author to use contradictory, contrasting concepts placed together in a manner Ca reference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind and is the original idea Dthe use of words and phrases that imply strong, harsh sounds within the phrase

6) What is the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story?

Aimagery Btheme Cplot Donomatopoeia

7) What is a literary device that helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas?

Aanalogy Bpersonification Ccharacterization Dimagery

8) What is the description either directly or indirectly of a character's actions, thoughts, and speech?

Apersonification Bimagery Ccharacterization Dsetting

9) What is playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning?

Aexternal conflict Binternal conflict Ctheme Dirony

10) What is the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals?

Aimagery Bsymbolism Cpersonification Dmetaphor

*select an answer for all questions

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