AzM2 Literary Text Analysis

Question 1

In a short story, the main character is described as determined but impatient, and these traits cause conflict throughout the plot. What literary term describes the character's personality traits and how they influence the story?

Accepted Answer

Characterization

Answer

Characterization refers to how an author develops a character's personality traits, motivations, and how those traits influence the narrative.

Question 2

A poem repeats the line 'The river runs, the river runs' at the end of every stanza. What is this literary device called?

Accepted Answer

Refrain

Answer

A refrain is a line or group of lines repeated at regular intervals in a poem, similar to a chorus in a song.

Question 3

What does it mean when a story is told from a FIRST-PERSON point of view?

Accepted Answer

The narrator is a character in the story and uses 'I' and 'we'

Answer

In first-person point of view, the narrator is a character within the story and uses 'I,' 'me,' 'my,' and 'we.'

Question 4

In 'Romeo and Juliet,' two young people fall in love despite their families' bitter feud, and they die as a result. What is the THEME of this tragedy?

Accepted Answer

Hatred and conflict can destroy innocent lives

Answer

The central theme of Romeo and Juliet is that hatred and conflict (the feud) have tragic consequences — they destroy the innocent love of Romeo and Juliet.

Question 5

In a folktale, the phrase 'Once upon a time, in a land far away' appears at the beginning. What does this phrase signal to the reader?

Accepted Answer

The story is set in an unspecified, imaginary time and place — traditional folktale elements

Answer

'Once upon a time, in a land far away' is a traditional opening formula for folktales and fairy tales, signaling an imaginary, unspecified setting that is separate from reality.

AzM2 Practice Test

AzM2 Practice Test

AzM2 Literary Text Analysis