Literary Terms Test - Part 1

The turning point or high point in a story is called the:

• Plot
• Conflict
• Climax
• Resolution

The part of the story when the conflict is solved is called the:

• Plot
• Conflict
• Climax
• Resolution

The events of the story put together in an order chosen by the author is called the:

• Plot
• Conflict
• Climax
• Escalation

Setting is: (Select multiple answers)

• How a story takes place
• When a story takes place
• Where a story takes place
• What a story is about

When an author interrupts the present action of the story to go back to an earlier time:

• Flashback
• Allusion
• Foreshadowing
• Symbolism

When you read a story the main point or universal idea from the story is also called the:

• Plot
• Subject
• Theme
• Epilog

When there are hints in the story that give you clues of what’s to come, it is called:

• Flashback
• Theme
• Foreshadowing
• Allusion

When an object, design, or person represents a bigger idea it is called:

• Alliteration
• Theme
• Symbolism
• Metaphor

Adding description to writing using the five senses is called:

• Imagery
• Voice
• Style
• Simile

A comparison that uses “like”, or “as”, to compare two things:

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Simile
• Personification