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Literary Techniques Quiz 25 (20 MCQs)

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1. Hints about what will happen in the future of a text are called foreshadowing. When the author takes the reader back in time to share an important memory, it's called a flashback. Tick 'Ok' when you're done reading.
2. Using details or adjective to create a mental picture in the reader's mind
3. When the bridge collapsed at the ribbon cutting ceremony, this was an example of:
4. " ..... [W]hen you first called me, I wanted to say you've just kicked me in the stomach" (Kaufman, 25).
5. In this type of conflict, the main character struggles against the rules of his/her society.
6. Words and phrases have extra meaning beyond the actual meaning of the words
7. Deliberate exaggeration used for effect or emphasis. Example:I have a mountain of homework to finish.
8. What is the following an example of?:"He died like a zebra in the clutch of a lion's jaw"
9. Tattered curtains hanging in the windowns waved to groups of trick-or-treaters who scurried by.This would be an example of .....
10. "The wise fool is burning my dinner." What technique is this an example of?
11. When a character remembers the past.
12. "I hate to think how much he knows that we don't know yet. You'll see. You'll see." Technique:
13. A character that serves by contrasts to highlight or emphasize opposing traits in another character.
14. Deep into the depths of darkness I descended .....
15. (Ho!) I've been trying to do it right (Hey!) I've been living a lonely life (Ho!) I've been sleeping here instead (Hey!) I've been sleeping in my bed, (Ho!) Sleeping in my bed (Hey!)
16. The old truck sputtered, and they started to think they might be stranded there, but then the engine caught, and Riley pressed down on the accelerator, racing the engine and causing the truck to shake violently.Would you consider this to contain imagery?
17. The writer's feeling about a topic.
18. Which of these famous examples of imagery is not a simile?
19. Mindless people, nonpeople rented, winos, poor old crazy lady are all examples of diction meant to emotionally manipulate the reader to see things from the author's point of view. This technique is part of
20. A reference to another work is called .....
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