Fiction Topics Quiz

The literal or DICTIONARY definition of a word.

• Connotation

• Imagery

• Denotation

• Figurative Language

A feeling or idea created by the use of a word:

• Connotation

• Plot

• Point of View

• Characterization

The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.

• Theme

• Connotation

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

When the author uses specific detail to teach us about a person.

• Figurative Language

• Characterization

• Plot

• Theme

This device gives the audience hints or signs about the future. It suggests what is to come through imagery, language, and/or symbolism. It does not directly give away the outcome, but rather, suggests it.

• Theme

• Figurative Language

• Connotation

• Foreshadowing

The authors message or lesson from a piece of text.

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

• Inference

• Denotation

A character that shows qualities that are opposite of the qualities of another character.

• Characterization

• Syntax

• Diction

• Character foil

The way words are used or ordered within a sentence:

• Syntax

• Diction

• Imagery

• Theme

The perspective from which a story is told. It includes 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd limited, and 3rd omniscient.

• Figurative Language

• Syntax

• Point of View

• Connotation

What drives a piece of fiction forward and keeps the story going:

• Plot

• Foreshadowing

• Inference

• Denotation