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(CK) Lit Terms Ex
(CK) Literary Terms Examples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The auto shop worker swept in like Superman, repaired my tire in a flash, and rescued me from the roadside. | ALLUSION |
| hot is to cold as funny is to sad | ANALOGY |
| Edmund would definitely be considered this in the play King Lear. | ANTAGONIST |
| In "Rikki-tikki-tavi", this occurs when Nagaina is about to strike Teddy while Rikki holds her egg. | CLIMAX |
| In the movie, "Home Alone", a young boy takes on robbers who enter his house. | CONFLICT |
| "America" evokes feelings of freedom and opportunity. | CONNOTATION |
| The dictionary definition of "America": a country south of Canada and north of Mexico | DENOTATION |
| In "The Outsiders", Ponyboy relates the story of his brothers and his friends. | POINT OF VIEW |
| Dove = Peace | SYMBOL |
| Romeo does not know Juliet is alive, but we know. | IRONY |
| "The Outsiders" is considered realistic fiction which is a _____________ of literature, while King Lear is considered a tragedy in the drama category. | GENRE |
| Pecos Bill rode a tornado like any other cowboy rode a horse. | HYPERBOLE |
| That car you have your eye on will cost you an arm and a leg! | IDIOM |
| In the words of Uncle Kracker: "You make me smile like the sun, spin like a record, shine like gold, dance like a fool, and buzz like a bee." | SIMILE |
| In the words of Michael Buble: "You're a swimming pool on an August day, and you're the perfect thing to say." | METAPHOR |
| "Be afraid, be very afraid. For if you move, you are dead, and if you do not move, you are dead," hissed Nagaina. | PERSONIFICATION |
| . . .let your trombones ooze, and go husha-husha-hush with the slippery sandpaper. (Carl Sandburg, "Jazz Fantasia" | ONOMATOPOEIA |
| "I don't know if I can take it anymore, Ponyboy," said Johnny. "Aw, come on, Johnny-cake, you know we couldn't make it without you," said Pony. | DIALOGUE |
| "The Outsiders" take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, around 1964. | SETTING |
| "It was about four months ago. We found Johnny's jean jacket in the lot. . ." | FLASHBACK |
| Johnny said nobody would ever hurt him like that again. He would kill the next person . . . | FORESHADOWING |
| In a newspaper article, the journalist writes, "These heroic Navajo Code Talkers risked their very lives and never took credit for being a large part of the U.S. victory in World War II." | TONE |
| In the fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast", we are taught that one should look for true love in another's heart, not in another's appearance. | THEME |
| Even though he was NOT a heroic character, King Lear is the main character of the play of the same name. Therefore, he is considered to be this. | PROTAGONIST |
| In "Rikki-tikki-tavi", this occurs when Rikki is discovered alive after killing Nagaina (and the egg)and the family and other animals are grateful because he rid the garden of the snakes. | RESOLUTION |
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