1. Literary Terms Diagnostic English I

2. Question 1 The following sentence is an example of which literary device? The leaves danced in the wind gracefully.

3. Question 2 The following phrase is an example of which literary device? –Bad Luck

4. Question 3 What type of conflict includes man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. society?

5. Question 4 What technique do writers use to create and develop characters?

6. Question 5 The following song lyric is an example of which literary device? “It’s been a hard days night, and I’ve been working like a dog.” -The Beatles

7. Question 6 A character in opposition with the main character is also known as what?

8. Question 7 The ________ is the turning point of the story, which occurs after the reader has understood the conflict and become emotionally involved with the characters.

9. Question 8 The first stage of a story that introduces the setting and the main characters is known as what?

10. Question 9 The following sentence is an example of what literary device? –Success is a staircase.

11. Question 10 ________ consists of descriptive words or phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader often appealing to one of the five senses.

12. Question 11 The following is an example of what literary device? –A white dove is a bird that represents peace.

13. Question 12 _______ is the attitude a writer takes toward a subject by communicating with their own feelings.

14. Question 13 _________ is an attitude or a feeling associated with a word, in contrast to the word’s __________, which is its literal, or dictionary meaning. (There are two different answers to this question)

15. Question 14 Man vs. self is an example of what type of conflict?

16. Question 15 ______ is a special kind of contrast between appearance and reality—usually in which reality is the opposite of what it seems.

17. Question 16 A sequence of events in which a story takes place is known as what literary device?

18. Question 17 In a literary work, _______ is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader using descriptive words.

19. Question 18 The main character involved in the central conflict of the story is also known as what?

20. Question 19 ________ refers to the method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction.

21. Question 20 The time and place a story takes place is an example of what literary device?

22. Question 21 A _______ character is one who undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds. A ______ character is one who is not highly developed. A ______ character is one who remains the same throughout a story. A ______ character is one who is complex and highly developed, having a variety of traits and different sides to his or her personality.

23. Question 22 In the plot of a story, the _______ follows the climax and shows the results of the important action that happened at the climax.

24. Question 23 A _______ is like a mask worn by the writer, separating his or her identity from that of the speaker or the narrator.

25. Question 24 ______ is the final stage in the plot development of a story.

26. Question 25 ________ is the stage in the plot in which the conflict develops and story events build toward a climax.