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What is the definition of irony?
a) A word used to describe an action or state.
b) A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of
c) A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.
d) The main idea or the underlying meaning of a literary work.

What is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities?
a) Symbolism.
b) Analogy.
c) Personification.
d) Questioning.

What is defined as the main idea or the underlying meaning of a literary work called?
a) Irony.
b) Plot.
c) Theme.
d) Simile.

The place or type of surroundings where an event takes place is called the?
a) Setting.
b) Theme.
c) Climax.
d) Irony.

What is a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative.
a) Conflict.
b) Resolution.
c) Climax.
d) Rising action.

The main/central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, or novel is called the?
a) Antagonist.
b) Protagonist.
c) Climax.
d) Irony.

The antagonist is the?
a) main/central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, or novel.
b) opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the main character.
c) time and place in which the story takes place.
d) underlying message, or 'big idea.'

The part of a story or play where the tension or action reaches its highest part is called?
a) Resolution.
b) Setting.
c) Climax.
d) Plot.

Any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work is called a?
a) Adjective.
b) Conflict.
c) Theme.
d) Character.

Conflict in literature means?
a) Any struggle between opposing forces.
b) What literary device means the unfolding or solution of the conflict in a story?
c) The part of a story or play where the tension or action reaches its highest part.
d) The underlying message in a story.

What literary device means the unfolding or solution of the conflict in a story?
a) Rising action.
b) Climax.
c) Resolution.
d) Conflict.

The main events of a play, novel, or movie written out in a sequence is called the?
a) Analogy.
b) Antagonist.
c) Conflict.
d) Plot.

A word used to link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words within a sentence is called?
a) Protagonist
b) Preposition.
c) Symbolism
d) Stanza

A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective or a verb is called a/an?
a) Noun.
b) Adjective.
c) Adverb.
d) Common noun.

An adjective is?
a) A person, place, or thing.
b) A word to describe or modify nouns or pronouns.
c) A word used to describe an action or state.
d) The main events of a play, novel, or movie.

What is the definition of verb?
a) A word used to describe an action or state.
b) A person, place, or thing.
c) Word to describe or modify nouns or pronouns.
d) A name used for an individual person or place is called?

A noun that refers to general names of people, places or things is called?
a) Verb
b) proper noun
c) Adjective
d) Common noun

A name used for an individual person or place is called?
a) Proper noun
b) Adjective
c) Common noun
d) Adverb

The word to identify something that is a person, place or thing is?
a) Adjective
b) Noun
c) Verb
d) Adverb

What is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it called?
a) Adjective
b) Conflict.
c) Symbolism.
d) Analogy.

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