Literary Terms and Devices Test

What is the definition of 'conflict' in literary terms?

• The time and place of a story

• The events of a narrative work

• The struggle of two opposing forces

• A player in the story

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does 'irony' refer to in literature?

• A contrast between expectation and reality

• Character in literature

• The process of giving the reader hints about coming events

• Deliberate exaggeration to create a particular effect

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is 'setting' in the context of a literary work?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The time and place of a story

• The main character upon whom the reader's attention is focused

• The perspective from which the story is told

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does 'plot' refer to in a narrative work?

• The events of a narrative work

• The emotional association of a word

• The voice (or character) telling the story

• The moment of highest action or interest for the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the role of a 'character' in a story?

• A comparison between two things, often using 'like,' 'as if' or 'as...as'

• A player in the story

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotional association of a word

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is 'dramatic irony'?

• The process of giving the reader hints about coming events

• The audience knows more than the characters; used to create suspense or humour

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotional association of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is 'characterization' in literature?

• The author's attempts to reveal the personalities of the characters in such as way as to make them believable for the reader

• The process of giving the reader hints about coming events

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotional association of a word

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

What is 'rising action' in a narrative work?

• The moment of highest action or interest for the reader

• Series of events, after the inciting incident, that lead to the climax

• The voice (or character) telling the story

• The process of giving the reader hints about coming events

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

What does 'hyperbole' mean in literary terms?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotional association of a word

• Deliberate exaggeration to create a particular effect

• The audience knows more than the characters; used to create suspense or humour

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

Who is the 'narrator' in a story?

• The main character upon whom the reader's attention is focused

• The character who creates conflict for the main character

• The voice (or character) telling the story

• The perspective from which the story is told

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6