Literary Terms 1

An author's attitude toward a topic can also be seen in the text. This is known as the ________ of the text.

• genre
• tone
• denotation
• mood

Which best describes nonfiction?

• a. a book with many chapters
• b. writing that focuses on one person or main idea
• a story with no dialogue or conversations between animals
• writing that is based on facts and true things that happened

When someone writes the story of his own life, this is known as a(n) ___________________.

• autobiography
• biography
• Flashback
• Narrative

Waiting for the bus, I was as cold as a popsicle.
This is an example of a(n) _______________.

• allusion
• idiom
• simile
• metaphor

Which of the following terms describes when a text means exactly what it says?

• Literal Language
• Connotation
• Oxymoron
• Euphemism

When words appeal to the five senses, this is _______________.

• symbolism
• irony
• hyperbole
• imagery

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Mini dachshund
• Jumbo shrimp
• grand piano
• mezzo forte

Which figurative form of writing is written in verse form?

• poetry
• fiction
• fantasy
• sci-fi

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Sally sold seashells 
• Billy Joe had three goats
• Mary had a little lamb
• Pumpkin spice latte

Which is an example of an internal conflict?

• The man is locked out of his car.
• The lady cannot get along with her neighbors.
• The man can't decide if he should help with the office party
• The girl can't reach the box of cereal she wants