LITERARY TERMS

LITERARY TERMS

LITERARY TERMS1. The description below is an example of which literary element?A silver 707 lands and pulls up toward the control tower where 30,000 fans stand waiting. The hatch of the plane opens. When Cager and the other Miners appear the crowd goes crazy. The cheers rise to deafening levels as Willie Cager raises the 1966 NCAA Championship trophy up over his head. a. Imageryb. Onomatopoeiac. Personificationd. conflicta. Imagery2. What aspect do Glory Road and Bad Boy share in common? A. They are both written in first person. B. Both Walter and the Texas Western black players triumphed against great odds. C. Both took place in Texas.D. Characters in both stories were made fun of because of the way they talked.

B. Both Walter and the Texas Western black players triumphed against great odds.

3. Visual representations areA. MapsB. ChartsC. photographsD. all of the aboveD. all of the above

Identify the tone.A. excitingB. violent and angryC. TenseD. Confusion4. INT. TUNNEL-TULSAS ARENAMOMENTS LATER The players run into the arena. Fans cup their hands and shout, their faces twisted. FIRST TULSA FANOreo, you belong on the plantation!THIRD TULSA FANHey, you better watch your backs after the game. We knows how to take care of runaway blacks. B. Violent and Angry5. When Haskins has a difficult time balancing his home life with basketball, what type of conflict does the author employ?Internal Conflict6. What literary device does the author employ?4You can give up. (he looks each in the eye)Its your choice. You can walk away, or walk through the fire and grab it all. But if you walk away, youll never know if you couldve stood on that center line. Metaphor7. When the Texas Western Miners Team returns to El Paso and celebrate their 1966 NCAA Championship, what plot element does the author employ?

a. Resolutionb. Rising actionc. Climaxd. exposition

a. Resolution 8. From the text of Glory Road, we can infer that Don Haskins is determined. What literary term does this exemplify?A. metaphorB. character traitC. personificationD. simileB. Character Trait9. The following is an example of what drama element?

INT. HARRY FLOURNOYS HOUSE-KITCHEN-LATERMrs. Flournoy enters the living room with Flournoy following. He stops shocked, when he sees Haskins sitting at a table, next to Flournoys father, eating his piece of blueberry pie.Stage Directions

10. The Texas Western team was looked down at during the beginning of the screenplay, but in the end they win the highest championship in college basketball. What literary element does the author employ?Irony11. Haskins and Moe head to the interview and under a banner that reads NCAA National Championship.PersonificationImageryAlliterationonomatopoeiaa. Personification12. Glory Road is an example of what genre?Drama13. What figurative language device does the author employ? I'm on you like ugly on a baboon's butt.SimileBobby Joe, once awake, has intelligent, playful eyes and an (overconfident) demeanor. Lightening quick, he finds openings where there arent any, dribbles past players with dazzling speed.14. Direct or Indirect Characterization?Direct CharacterizationINT. MINERS DORM HALLWAY MOMENTS LATER ROWDY STUDENTS run past. Don walks with MOE SQUEAKY IBA, 25, a very short, earnest ASSISTANT COACH with horn-rimmed glasses. His voice is high, hence the unfortunate nickname 15. Direct or Indirect Characterization?Direct CharacterizationMARY Always restless. Always gotta have better. You got a family now. Youre a winning coach. Is that so bad?16.Direct or Indirect Characterization?Indirect Characterization

17. Mary gets upset with Don for not telling her about the racial threats. This is an example of internal or external conflict? External Conflict

18. How is the screenplay of Glory Road organized?

a. cause-effectb. chronological Orderc. problem-solution

b. Chronological RESEARCH TERMS19. Located at the beginning of a book and lists the title and page number of all the chapters in the book. IndexAlmanacTable of ContentsencyclopediaC. Table of Contents20. This should always be typed in alphabetical order according to the authors last name. Indexbibliographynewspaperencyclopedia

B. Bibliography21. If we wanted to find out what the weather was like in El Paso during basketball season, I would look in which resource?A. AtlasB. AlmanacC. newspaperD. encyclopedia B. Almanac22. If I have a book of basketball rules, and I want to find information about fouls, where would I look?

A. IndexB. AlmanacC. Table of ContentsD. atlas

A. Index23. If I wanted to find general information about the 1960s, where would I look? A. newspaperB. AlmanacC. Table of ContentsD. encyclopedia

D. Encyclopedia24. What source would give the most reliable information about the real-life Texas Western players?

A. article The movie: Glory RoadB. article Stars of BasketballC. article 1960 Texas Western Miners Team: Where are They Now?D. article Dealing with Sports InjuriesC. article 1960 Texas Western Miners Team: Where are They Now?

GRAMMAR TERMS25. adds additional thoughts, more information; used as a pause for effect

Dash26. used to emphasize emotion such as excitement

Exclamation PointContext Clues27. The stands are jammed and the crowd is raucous.The best meaning for the word raucous isA. rowdyB. friendlyC. angry

A. rowdy

28. The Miners struggle, spooked by the hostile crowd.The best meaning for the word hostile isA. friendlyB. unfriendly, dangerousC. disorderly

B. unfriendly, dangerous29. The Official calls a foul on Bobby Joe. Haskins rants.The best meaning for the word rants isA. experiencing emotional conflictB. unfriendly, dangerousC. to speak in an angry or violent manner

C. to speak in an angry or violent manner

30. In the sentence, When we feel equal, everyone benefits. The root word bene- is most likely to mean

A. good/wellB. emptyC. feelingD. againstA. good/well