Literary Technique Quiz

Irony is...

• the character the audience is “rooting” for

• a struggle between opposing forces

• when what is expected is different from what occurs

• when the author implies a character’s personality

Setting is...

• the time and place in which the action of a work occurs

• a person, place or thing used to represent something else

• the eagerness to know what happens next

Simile is...

• a person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else

• a comparison using “like” or “as”

• the emotional response created in the audience through the story

• a comparison in which one thing is called another

An Antagonist is..

• a topic the author discusses

• a person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else

• the character or force that goes against the Protagonist

• a struggle between opposing forces

Theme is...

• returning to a previous part of the story, or revealing earlier events at a later part in the story

• a topic the author discusses

• what the author says about the topic; the message

• when the author implies a character’s personality

Mood is...

• a struggle between opposing forces

• the emotional response created in the audience through the story

• Mr. Chrisman's "attitude" when he has not had his morning coffee!

• creates an eagerness to know what happens next

Plot is....

• a struggle between opposing forces

• the time and place in which the action of a work occurs

• the use of descriptive words to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind; usually appealing to the five senses

• the action or sequence of events in a story; the development of the conflict

A Symbol is..

• the character or force that causes the protagonist problems

• a person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else

• Something a percussionist plays in the marching band

• what the author says about the topic; the message

A Metaphor is..

• the emotional response created in the audience through the story

• a comparison in which one thing is called another

• when what is expected is different from what occurs

• a comparison using “like” or “as”

Direct Characterization is...

• a comparison using “like” or “as”

• the character or force that causes the protagonist problems

• a struggle between opposing forces

• when the author directly tells the audience about a character’s personality