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English9: Lit. Terms and ACE-IT Review

Literary Terms 1

Question:

What literary term represents the problem or struggle in a story?


Answer:

Conflict 



Question:

Define Foreshadowing:


Answer:

Dropping hints or clues about what is going to happen later in the story.



Question:

What literary term does this picture represent? 

 

 

 


Answer:

Irony 



Question:

"The stars dances playfully in the moonlit sky", is an example of what literary term?


Answer:

Personification



Question:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of time..." (Charles Dickens, Tale of Two Cities), is an example of what literary term?


Answer:

Juxtaposition



Literary Terms 2

Question:

What literary term uses objects or colors to represent big ideas?


Answer:

Symbolism 



Question:

Define Theme: 


Answer:

The big idea of a story. 



Question:

What literary term does this image represent? 


Answer:

Pun 



Question:

"The snow is a white blanket", is an example of what literary term? 


Answer:

Metaphor



Question:

What literary term often leads to a characters downfall?


Answer:

Hubris 



ACE-IT

Question:

Define Assertion:


Answer:

To state the purpose of the paragraph



Question:

Define Citation: 

 


Answer:

To show evidence which is used to support claims



Question:

Define Explication: 


Answer:

A thorough explanation of citations



Question:

Define Interpretation: 


Answer:

A discussion of how the provided citations support the assertion



Question:

Define Transition/Conclusion


Answer:

To rephrase the assertion, and leave the reader with something memorable



Examples

Question:

Give an example of a pun:


Answer:

Question:

Give an example of a metaphor:


Answer:

Question:

Give an example of personfication:


Answer:

Question:

Give an example of Irony: 


Answer:

Question:

Give an example of theme:


Answer:

Tricky Tricky

Question:

How many animals did Moses take onto the ark? 


Answer:

None. Noah was the man in the story, not Moses. 



Question:

Does Britain have a 4th of July?


Answer:

Yes, they do. And a July 5th, and a July 6th...



Question:

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? 


Answer:

Mt. Everest was still the highest even though it had not been discovered yet.



Question:

A rooster laid an egg on top of the barn roof. Which way did it roll? 


Answer:

It didn't roll - Roosters don't lay eggs. 



Question:

If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have? 


Answer:

The four you took.