Cumulative Literary Terms Quiz

What is alliteration in literature?

• A reference to something in another piece of literature

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• Repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

What does an allusion refer to in literature?

• A short speech by an actor in a play directed to another character

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

What is anaphora?

• A song that tells a story

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Who is an antagonist in a story?

• An original or standard pattern or model prototype

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• Persons or things represented as persons in a narrative

• A literary work that is amusing and ends happily

What is an archetype?

• A short speech delivered by an actor in a play

• An original or standard pattern or model prototype

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

What is an aside in drama?

• A song that tells a story

• A short speech delivered by an actor in a play directed to another character or to the audience

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

What does assonance refer to in literature?

• Repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

What is a ballad?

• A literary work that is amusing and ends happily

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

• A song that tells a story

• Persons or things represented as persons in a narrative

What are characters in a story?

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

• Persons or things represented as persons in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem

• A song that tells a story

• A literary work that is amusing and ends happily

What is the climax of a narrative?

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

• A short speech delivered by an actor in a play

• The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words