Question

Literary Terms
What is the purpose of foreshadowing in literature?
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Its purpose is to link characters together throughout the plot so readers are not confused
It is used by authors to keep readers from predicting the how the story will end.
It is used as a way to conceal future events in a story in order to build suspense for the reader.
Authors use it to hint toward future events, it also helps build suspense and develop the plot.
Her smile is as warm as a summer night is an example of a(n) _____.
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metaphor
cliche
simile
allusion
Her mother is a monster is an example of a(n) _____.
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simile
cliche
metaphor
hyperbole
The best definition of theme is...
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The lesson the author is teaching.
The main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work,
A word that summarizes the story.
The character's main problem.
This statement is an example of what type of figurative language? “The heart of the city beats all night”
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Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Allusion
Which of the following details would be considered part of the setting?
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the resolution of the plot
the dialect of the main character
the conflict of the main character
the time period of the plot
"It had not occurred to Lydgate that he had been a subject of eager meditation to Rosamond... that inward repetition of looks, words, and phrases, which makes a large part in the lives of most girls... But Rosamond had registered every look and word." What type of narration is this example from?
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1st
3rd limited
3rd objective
3rd omniscient
It's really ironical, because I'm six foot two and a half and I have gray hair. I really do. The one side of my head - the right side - is full of millions of gray hairs. I've had them ever since I was a kid.
This quote from 'The Catcher in the Rye' is an example of what kind of narration?
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1st
3rd limited
3rd objective
3rd omniscient
Which of the following is NOT a symbol commonly used to represent the United States?
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A red wedding dress
An eagle
The U.S. flag
The Statue of Liberty
Which of the following is an example of symbolism in literature?
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All of these are correct
Fall representing growing old
Water symbolizing rebirth
The color black to symbolize evil
What is symbolism?
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A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds
The use of an object, person, situation, or word to represent something else (an idea) in literature
An actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors
Any story that attempts to explain how the world was created
Chronological order is
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a sequence that tells the story in the actual order it happened in time.
a sequence that is interrupted to tell of something that happened in the past.
when two similar concepts are compared for similarities.
when one event is the direct cause or start to another event.
The overall feeling created by a piece of writing
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Mood
Character
Setting
Theme

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions based on literary terms:

1. **The purpose of foreshadowing in literature?**
- **Answer:** Authors use it to hint toward future events; it also helps build suspense and develop the plot.

2. **Her smile is as warm as a summer night is an example of a(n) _____?**
- **Answer:** simile

3. **Her mother is a monster is an example of a(n) _____?**
- **Answer:** metaphor

4. **The best definition of theme is...**
- **Answer:** The main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work.

5. **This statement is an example of what type of figurative language? “The heart of the city beats all night”**
- **Answer:** Personification

6. **Which of the following details would be considered part of the setting?**
- **Answer:** the time period of the plot

7. **What type of narration is this example from? "It had not occurred to Lydgate that he had been a subject of eager meditation to Rosamond..."**
- **Answer:** 3rd omniscient

8. **This quote from 'The Catcher in the Rye' is an example of what kind of narration?**
- **Answer:** 1st

9. **Which of the following is NOT a symbol commonly used to represent the United States?**
- **Answer:** A red wedding dress

10. **Which of the following is an example of symbolism in literature?**
- **Answer:** All of these are correct

11. **What is symbolism?**
- **Answer:** The use of an object, person, situation, or word to represent something else (an idea) in literature

12. **Chronological order is...**
- **Answer:** a sequence that tells the story in the actual order it happened in time.

13. **The overall feeling created by a piece of writing**
- **Answer:** Mood

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