Literary Terms Quiz

What is a long speech by one character in a literary work called?

• Foil

• Monologue

• Flashback

• Soliloquy

Which literary term refers to a scene that interrupts the chronological sequence of events to depict something that happened earlier?

• Denouement

• Suspense

• Flashback

• Exposition

What is a narrative mode that seeks to portray the inner thoughts and feelings of characters as they occur in real time without filtering or organizing them logically?

• Epiphany

• Stream of Consciousness

• Pacing

• Narrative Arc

Which literary term refers to a secondary plot or storyline that coexists with the main plot of a literary work?

• Parody

• Subplot

• Irony

• Satire

What is a literary device in which the intended meaning of words or actions is different from their literal meaning?

• Irony

• Foil

• Satire

• Parody

What is the literary term for a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing?

• Irony

• Foil

• Satire

• Parody

Which literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human entities or objects?

• Denouement

• Personification

• Flashback

• Exposition

What is the term for a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction?

• Oxymoron

• Subplot

• Irony

• Satire

What is the literary term for a sudden and unexpected twist or turn of events in a story?

• Denouement

• Cliffhanger

• Irony

• Plot Twist

Which literary device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Euphemism