Literary Terms Quiz

suggests

• hints at

• emphasize

• caption

Answer explanation

The correct answer 'hints at' is synonymous with 'suggests', making it the most appropriate choice in this context.

important

• personification

• whether

• rising action

• significant

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'significant' because it is synonymous with 'important', making it the most appropriate answer.

the way the author makes the reader feel through certain words or details in a story about Ava, Kai, and Luna's adventure

• rising action

• mood

• whether

• playwright

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'mood' because it refers to the way the author makes the reader feel through certain words or details in a story about Ava, Kai, and Luna's adventure.

William, Henry, and Abigail decided to document their school year. How should they organize their memories in the yearbook?

• effective

• point of view

• chronologically

• visualize

Answer explanation

The memories should be organized chronologically to document the school year in order of events as they occurred.

when the author gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea

• mood

• personification

• primarily

• illustrate

Answer explanation

Personification is when the author gives human qualities to an object, animal, or idea, making it the correct choice in this context.

to find differences between things

• illustrate

• contribute to

• contrast

• hints at

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'contrast' because to find differences between things means to highlight the distinctions or dissimilarities, which is the main purpose of contrasting.

way the problem in the story, poem, or play is solved

• resolution

• hints at

• emphasize

• effective

Answer explanation

The term 'resolution' refers to the way the problem in the story, poem, or play is solved, making it the correct choice in this context.

achieving a desired goal or result

• effective

• indicate

• whether

• argument

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'effective' because achieving a desired goal or result is synonymous with being effective.

give

• highlight

• primarily

• imagery

• provide

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'provide' because it is synonymous with 'give' in this context.

the main problem in a story, poem, or play

• conflict

• point of view

• chronologically

• dialogue

Answer explanation

The main problem in a story, poem, or play is typically referred to as the conflict, making it the correct choice among the options provided.