Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Lit Terms Unit 3

        Help!  

Question
Answer
setting   the time and place of the story.  
🗑
shift   a change in movement in a piece resulting from a realization or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader.  
🗑
simile   a comparison using "like" or "as."  
🗑
sound devices   stylistic techniques that convey meaning through sound.  
🗑
structure   the organization (divisions) of a literary selection.  
🗑
style   the way a writer uses language  
🗑
suspense   the quality that makes the reader tense about the outcome of events.  
🗑
symbol   any object, person, or place that stands for something.  
🗑
synecdoche   when a part of something is used to signify the whole.  
🗑
syntax   the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.  
🗑
theme   the central message.  
🗑
tone   the writer’s attitude toward a subject, character, or audience.  
🗑
understatement   to deliberately represent something as being much less than it really is.  
🗑
context clue   when you figure out a word’s meaning by the way it is used in a sentence.  
🗑
rhetorical question   a question that doesn’t require an answer.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: lryan
Popular English Vocabulary sets