Literary Elements Quiz

Setting is the _____ and _____ in which the story takes place.

• mood

• time, including historical time period

• place

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

This is the type of irony that occurs when the readers know more than the characters.

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The ______ is the turning point of the plot -- the moment of greatest intensity.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

______ is the literary term for the opponent of the main character; one might also think of this person as "the bad guy" of the story.

• Protagonist

• Characterization

• Antagonist

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

______ is the literary term for the main character; one might also think of this person as "the good guy" of the story.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Conflict

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The struggle between opposing forces is called the ______.

• conflict

• main character

• plot

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

This type of irony occurs when the situational/plot outcomes are the opposite or very different from the expected outcomes.

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• situational irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

When the author or characters give hints or clues about what's to come in the story, it's called: ____________.

• theme

• characterization

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

_______ is the main idea or central message of the story. Another way to think about it is "the message or insight about life."

• setting

• conflict

• characterization

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

________ is when an object or item represents a larger theme or idea; for example, a flag represents freedom or patriotism.

• protagonist

• irony

• theme

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3