Literary Terms Quiz

What is the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work known as?

• Setting

• Theme

• Symbol

• Antagonist

Which literary term is used to describe writing that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics?

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

What is the term for the methods used by an author to create a character?

• Setting

• Symbol

• Theme

• Characterization

What does the term 'setting' refer to in a literary work?

• The central character

• The time and place of the action

• The quality that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events

• The perspective from which a story is told

Who is the protagonist in a story?

• The character creating the setting

• The character opposing the protagonist

• The central character, and focus of interest, trying to overcome adversity

• The character that represents an idea or force

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A figure of speech that appeals to the senses

• A literary figure of speech that uses an image, story, or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or idea

• The perspective from which a story is told

What does 'simile' mean in literary terms?

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• A comparison of two different things or ideas using "like" or "as"

• A description that appeals to the senses

• A figure of speech that represents an action or a concept

What is 'imagery' in the context of literary works?

• The use of any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself

• The central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

• Language that appeals to the senses and produces mental images

• The quality of a literary work that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events

What is the term for the quality of a literary work that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events?

• Theme

• Setting

• Symbol

• Suspense

What does 'point of view' refer to in a story?

• The central message or insight

• The time and place of the action

• The perspective from which a story is told

• The quality that makes the reader uncertain or tense