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Literature

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This activity contains 20 questions.

A story in which characters and/or events stand for abstract ideas or forces, so that the story suggests a deeper symbolic meaning is a/an

anthology.allegory.classic.memoir.

A collection of literary works, often by different authors, combined into a single work is a/an

memoir.classic.allegory.anthology.

The methods an author uses to describe and develop characters in a literary work is

point of view.literary criticism.characterization.flashback.

A literary work of the highest quality that has long-lasting value and worth is a

non-fiction.memoir.novel.classic.

Works written to interpret and evaluate literary works are

memoirs.classics.literary criticisms.novels.

The end of a plot in which the final solution takes place is the

introduction.climax.denouement.rising action.

A type of writing in which the main purpose is to present information is

expository writing.fiction.creative writing.bibliography.

A literary work that is imaginative and not factual is

non-fiction.fiction.expository writing.creative writing.

Language that makes a comparison between two unlike things that are similar in one particular way is

expository writing.creative writing.figurative language.flashback language.

A scene in a play or reference in a story that interrupts the story line to show something that has occurred in the past is a

flashback.future flash.narrative.rising action.

A type or category of literature is a

setting.genre.flashback.memoir.

A narrative or record of events based on personal experience is a

narrative.biography.memoir.bibliography.

A collection of myths concerning ancient gods and/or legendary beings is

biology.mythology.a narrative.a bibliography.

A story that relates a series of events, real or imaginary, for the purpose of making a point is

expository writing.a narrative.persuasive writing.figurative language.

A type of writing intended to convince readers to accept a particular viewpoint or take a specific action is

creative writing.figurative writing.persuasive writing.expository writing.

The basic story line or sequence of events and actions through which a story's meaning is expressed is the

point of view.plot.setting.theme.

The perspective from which a story is told is the

theme.setting.point of view.tone.

The time, place, and circumstances in which a story occurs is the

tone.theme.plot.setting.

The central or dominant idea of a story is the

tone.point of view.theme.setting.

How a writer sounds to the reader and how he or she feels about the subject is the

tone.setting.point of view.theme.

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