Literary Terms Test - Unit 1& 2

Front

Pattern of beats in a line of poetry or prose

Back

rhythm

Front

Central idea in a literary work

Back

theme

Front

_______ - figure of speech where one thing is written about as if it were another

Back

metaphor

Front

The combination of images within a literary work

Back

imagery

Front

_______ - is created by the way the sound of the words combine

Back

sound

Front

_______ - act of creating or describing a character

Back

characterization

Front

_______ - writing that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally

Back

figurative language

Front

_______ - a person or animal that takes part in the action of a story or poem

Back

character

Front

_______ - act of creating or describing a character

Back

characterization

Front

_______ - a concrete representation of an object or experience

Back

image