Literary Terms Quiz 2

The author's main message or lesson.

• Theme

• Topic

• Character

• Plot

Where or when a story takes place.

• Character

• Point of View

• Plot

• Setting

The events of a story.

• Exposition

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.

• Exposition

• Characterization

• Rising Action

• Plot

The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature. Another way to describe a story's mood is atmosphere.

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Mood

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

• Simile

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Characterization

A comparison using like or as. "As busy as a bee."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Imagery

A comparison without using like or as

• Twins

• Sile

• Pumpkin

• Metaphor

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Mr. Satchel

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• Climax

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

• Theme