Literary Devices Quiz

What is characterization?

• The time and place in which the action of a text occurs.

• The creation of imaginary persons so that they seem lifelike.

• The struggle between two opposing forces.

• The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean.

Which of the following is NOT an external conflict?

• Person vs. Nature

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Technology

• Person vs. Person

What is the definition of irony?

• The central idea or the universal message in a text.

• The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean.

• Hints, clues or indications the author gives to suggest what may happen in the future.

• A word that sounds like its name.

What is imagery?

• The central idea or the universal message in a text.

• The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean.

• Language and description that appeals to our five senses.

• The point of highest interest where the reader feels the greatest emotional response.

What is foreshadowing?

• The central idea or the universal message in a text.

• Hints, clues or indications the author gives to suggest what may happen in the future.

• The beginning of a literary work where the setting, characters and conflict are introduced.

• The point of highest interest where the reader feels the greatest emotional response.

What is personification?

• The central idea or the universal message in a text.

• The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean.

• Giving human attributes, qualities or human characteristics to something nonhuman.

• A word that sounds like its name.

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of a literary work where the setting, characters and conflict are introduced.

• The point of highest interest where the reader feels the greatest emotional response.

• The unraveling of the "knot" created by the struggle between the main characters.

• Hints, clues or indications the author gives to suggest what may happen in the future.

What is a literary device?

• A character who experiences conflict and undergoes a change

• The use of words outside of their literal, or usual, way

• A character that does not change during the course of a literary work

• The viewpoint from which an author presents a story

Which type of character does not change during the course of a literary work?

• Dynamic Character

• Protagonist

• Static Character

• Antagonist

What is the viewpoint from which an author presents a story called?

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of View

• Inference