Literary Devices Quiz

What is a literary device?

• A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

• A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else

• A literary element or a literary structure found in fictional writing

• The events that make up a storyline

Who is a character in a literary work?

• A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

• A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else

• A person (or animal) that takes part in the action

• The time and place in which a story is set

What is imagery?

• A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

• A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else

• Vivid description that appeals to a reader's senses to create an image or idea

• The events that make up a storyline

Who is an antagonist?

• A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

• A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else

• A literary element or a literary structure found in fictional writing

• The time and place in which a story is set

What does setting refer to in a literary work?

• A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

• A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else

• The time and place in which a story is set

• The events that make up a storyline

What is the plot of a literary work?

• A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

• A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else

• Vivid description that appeals to a reader's senses to create an image or idea

• The events that make up a storyline

What is the purpose of exposition in a literary work?

• To introduce background information about events, settings, characters, etc.

• To build towards the point of greatest interest in a literary plot

• To occur after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved

• To actively oppose or be hostile to someone or something

What is the rising action in a literary plot?

• To introduce background information about events, settings, characters, etc.

• To build towards the point of greatest interest in a literary plot

• To occur after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved

• To actively oppose or be hostile to someone or something

What is the falling action in a literary plot?

• To introduce background information about events, settings, characters, etc.

• To build towards the point of greatest interest in a literary plot

• To occur after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved

• To actively oppose or be hostile to someone or something

What is the conflict in a story?

• A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something

• A figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else

• The main problem in the story

• The time and place in which a story is set