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Literary Terms
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1The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities or symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts.
- Aexaggeration
- Bsupport
- Csymbolism
- Dtone
2[blank_start]Foreshadowing[blank_end] is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
- Aanalysis
- Bparaphrasing
- Cexaggeration
- Dforeshadowing
3[blank_start]Purpose[blank_end] is the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
- Aforeshadowing
- Bpurpose
- Csupport
- Dexcerpt
4[blank_start]Memoir[blank_end] is a collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in the subject's life.
- ABiography
- BNon Fiction
- CFiction
- DMemoir
5A/an [blank_start]biography[blank_end] is an account of someone's life written by someone else.
- Aexcerpt
- Bnon fiction book
- Cbiography
- Dclaim
6A/an [blank_start]excerpt[blank_end] is a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
- Aexcerpt
- Btone
- Csupport
- Dpurpose
7Content (often, in the form of a story) whose creator, in good faith, assumes responsibility for the truth or accuracy of the events, people, and/or information presented is called....
- Afiction
- Bmemoirs
- Cnon-fiction
- Dparaphrasing
8A/an [blank_start]autobiography[blank_end] is an account of a person's life written by that person.
- Abiography
- Banalysis
- Cmemoir
- Dautobiography
9[blank_start]Exaggeration[blank_end] is a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
- ASupport
- BAnalysis
- CTone
- DExaggeration
10[blank_start]Paraphrasing[blank_end] is to express the meaning of using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
- AParaphrasing
- BExaggeration
- CAnalysis
- DUnderground Railroad building
11[blank_start]Claim[blank_end] is a statement essentially arguable but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument.
- AParaphrasing
- BClaim
- CAnalysis
- DBiography
12The [blank_start]tone[blank_end] of a literary work is the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development
- Aclaim
- Bsupport
- Ctone
- Dexaggeration
13When a person makes a [blank_start]claim[blank_end] or presents an argument, he needs to present evidence in [blank_start]support[blank_end] of his claim and argument in order to establish the authenticity of his claim or argument.
- Atone
- Bclaim
- Cexaggeration
- Danalysis
- Eparaphrasing
- Fforeshadwing
- Gsupport
- Hpurpose
14This is the practice of looking closely at small parts to see how they affect the whole.
- Aexaggeration
- Bparaphrasing
- Cclaim
- Danalysis
15A [blank_start]persuasive essay[blank_end] is an essay used to convince a reader about a particular idea or focus, usually one that you believe in.
- Ahow-to-essay
- Bresearch essay
- Cautobiography
- Dpersuasive essay
16A/an [blank_start]how-to essay[blank_end] tells a reader how to do something and assumes the reader knows nothing.
- Ahow-to essay
- Bpersuasive essay
- Cresearch essay
- Dbiography
17An essay which includes an outline, thesis, subtopics, works cited and credible sources is a ....
- Apersuasive essay
- Bresearch essay
- Chow-to essay
- Dunderground railroad type of essay
18The following are literary terms:
- Amousepad
- Btone
- Covereating
- Dsymbolism
- Epicking your nose
- Fexaggeration
- Gparaphrasing
- Hautomechanical
- Iautobiography
- Jexcerpt
19An autobiography is an account of a person's life written by the President.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- 7 English Literary Quiz on Literary Terms, created by bonnierayman on 26/05/2016.
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