5 Written Questions

1. introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation
2. passing reference or indirect mention
3. A character or force in conflict with the main character
4. a humorous play on words
5. placing dissimilar objects close together for comparison or contrast

5 Matching Questions

1. simile
2. soliloquy
3. inciting incident
4. monologue
5. rising action

1. a a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
2. b the event that starts the conflict
3. c a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
4. d in drama, a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience
5. e events leading up to the climax

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
   1. ethos
   2. irony
   3. pun
   4. plot
2. an appeal based on logic or reason
   1. logos
   2. plot
   3. ethos
   4. pathos
3. the decisive moment in a novel or play
   1. theme
   2. plot
   3. climax
   4. logos
4. using a part of something to represent the whole thing
   1. soliloquy
   2. monologue
   3. synecdoche
   4. ethos
5. (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
   1. verbal irony
   2. situational irony
   3. tragic hero
   4. dramatic irony

5 True/False Questions

1. falling action → events after the climax, leading to the resolution

   True        False

2. personification → events leading up to the climax

   True        False

3. foreshadowing → the principal character in a work of fiction

   True        False

4. tragic hero → A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy

   True        False

5. setting → arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

   True        False