Literature Terms Quiz

What is the term used to describe the sequence of events in a story?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Plot

• Rising Action

Which term describes the events that increase tension in a story until a crucial moment is reached?

• Conclusion

• Rising Action

• Dénouement

• Climax

What does the term "Man vs. Society" refer to in literature?

• Conflict between a character and some element of society

• A genre of fiction that is set in the future

• A comparison of two things, using like or as

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea

What is personification?

• A word that represents a sound

• An extreme exaggeration

• An object has been given human-like qualities

• A direct comparison of two things

Which of the following best defines a metaphor?

• A comparison of two things, using like or as

• Repeated sounds at the beginning of words

• An extreme exaggeration

• A direct comparison of two things

What is a simile?

• A direct comparison of two things

• A comparison of two things, using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• Repeated sounds at the beginning of words

What does alliteration refer to?

• An extreme exaggeration

• A word that represents a sound

• Repeated sounds at the beginning of words

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea

What is hyperbole?

• A comparison of two things, using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• A word that represents a sound

• Repeated sounds at the beginning of words

What does onomatopoeia mean?

• A comparison of two things, using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• A word that represents a sound

• Repeated sounds at the beginning of words

What is the process of paraphrasing?

• Retelling briefly in your own words only including key details and main ideas

• Rewriting in your own words but including all information 1-Reword 2-Rearrange 3-Realize 4-Recheck

• Rewrite exactly what is in the original while giving credit to the author

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea