Test: Literary Elements - 12 Questions

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  1. A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or content (e.g., prose, poetry).
  2. The author’s method of organizing text (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks).
  3. The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
  4. The struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot.

4 True/False Question

  1. Style → The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).

          

  2. Voice → The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).

          

  3. Irony → The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.

          

  4. Theme → The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).

          

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