Literary Terms Quiz #1

Words sequenced together to form sentences, which form paragraphs and, eventually, full pages of text. This is an example of ____________________________________.

• Dynamic

• Syntax

• Metaphor

• Diction

Writing that goes beyond the actual meaning of the words used in order to provoke thought is considered to be _____________________________________.

• Simile

• Literal

• Diction

• Figurative

______________________ is a term for something that is in constant change or motion

• Syntax

• Dynamic

• Ambiguity

• Stream of Consciousness

When a reader takes cues from the plot of a story and attempts to predict the outcome it is called _________________________________________.

• Literal

• Hyperbole

• Foreshadowing

• Figurative

_________________________________ is the literary term when two different subjects are compared using the words like, or as.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Ambiguity

This is a style of narrative writing that is recognizable by the free-flow of differing thoughts and ideas that defines a character, or the meaning of a story: _________________________________________.

• Simile

• Syntax

• Diction

• Stream of Consciousness

“Your suitcase weighs a ton!” is an overstatement and an example of ___________________________.

• Literal

• Figurative

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

______________________ stands for the words that an author uses in a story.

• Syntax

• Diction

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

The ____________________________ meaning of something strictly follows the meaning of the wording used and needs no further interpretation.

• Figurative

• Literal

• Dynamic

• Stream of Consciousness

_______________________ is a literary term for something that isn’t very clear and open to different interpretations.

• Hyperbole

• Ambiguity

• Foreshadowing

•   Figurative