Modern American Writer Quiz

What is the literary movement associated with the 'Lost Generation'?

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Realism

• Naturalism

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary technique is described as a flow of momentary thoughts and impressions?

• Foreshadowing

• Parallelism

• Imagery

• Stream of Consciousness

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for a novel focusing on the psychological and moral growth of its main character from his or her youth to adulthood?

• Coming-of-Age

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Horror

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which literary device is used to give human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the literary period that came after the Renaissance and before the Romantic period?

• Modernism

• Neoclassicism

• Victorian

• Gothic

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the literary period that is characterized by a focus on nature, emotion, and individualism?

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Neoclassicism

• Gothic

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is used to represent a bigger idea or theme?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for a story that is set in the past and includes real historical figures?

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Fantasy

• Mystery

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9