Pre-Test Literary Terms

1. ________ is the contrast between what is expected to happen and what really happens.

• Irony
• Foreshadowing
• Characterization

2. _________ is when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite.

• Verbal irony
• Situational irony
• Dramatic irony

3. ________ is the contrast between what happens and what was expected to happen. It's often humorous.

• Verbal irony
• Situational irony
• Dramatic irony

4. ________ is the contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what we, the reader, know to be true.

• Verbal irony
• Situational irony
• Dramatic irony

5. A ________ of a text or story tells what is is mostly about. It is the focus or key concept in a piece of writing.

• Main idea
• Theme

6. The ________ of a story is the life lesson, or moral of a story.

• Main idea
• Theme

7. Select which things you should look for when trying to find the theme of a story.

• The title
• Protagonist's journey
• Central conflict
• The ending
• The most important topic

8. ________ is a description that appeals to one or more of our senses: sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch.

• Imagery
• Archetype
• Protagonist
• Antagonist

9. A ________ is a typical model, and action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature.

• Imagery
• Archetype
• Protagonist
• Antagonist

10. The ________ is the main character in a work.

• Imagery
• Archetype
• Protagonist
• Antagonist