Short Story Elements Quiz

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What is the term used to describe the high point of action in a short story?

  • Exposition
  • Climax (correct)
  • Conflict
  • Resolution

Which element of a short story refers to the time and place in which the story takes place?

  • Theme
  • Setting (correct)
  • Characterization
  • Plot

What literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas?

  • Simile
  • Personification (correct)
  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration

Which term refers to the perspective from which a story is told?

<p>Point of view (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the underlying meaning or message of a literary work?

<p>Theme (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In literature, what does the term 'anaphora' refer to?

<p>Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'metonymy' refer to in the context of writing and literature?

<p>Substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which writing technique involves the deliberate repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?

<p>Anaphora (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe a type of writing that uses vivid language, sensory details, and figurative language to create a mental image for the reader?

<p>Descriptive writing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In literature, what term refers to the feeling created in the reader by a literary work?

<p>Mood (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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