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literary terms for middle school Test

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of 28 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. antagonist
  2. irony
  3. hyperbole
  4. conflict (external and internal)
  5. novella
  1. a Contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
  2. b An external conflict is against opposing forces or characters, and internal happens in the mind.
  3. c A piece of writing that has more depth then a short story, but is smaller than a novel.
  4. d The villain of the story.
  5. e A great exaggeration.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. The kinds of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually by using details that appeal to one or more of our senses.
  2. Comparing one unlike thing to another to describe it.
  3. Giving something human-like features.
  4. What happens in a story.
  5. Patterns of rhymes in a poem.

5 True/False Questions

  1. point of viewThe character's outlook on events.

          

  2. essayA short piece of writing usually told by the author.

          

  3. themeThe idea about life revealed in a work of literature.

          

  4. short storyA small piece of writing that has little depth.

          

  5. flashbackThe sudden moment when memories come back to a character.