Literary Terms Post Test

Front

What is the environment or surroundings in which an event or story takes place?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the moment in the story when the action reaches its greatest conflict?

Back

Climax

Front

What term describes the author's attitude towards a subject?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the literary device that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things?

Back

Simile

Front

What is it called when an inanimate object or an abstract idea is given human characteristics?

Back

Personification

Front

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

Back

Theme

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story, often referred to as the storyline?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing?

Back

Mood

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the part of the story that introduces background information, setting, and characters?

Back

Exposition