Literary Terms Quiz

Which of the following is a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme?

• Iamb

• Sonnet

• Soliloquy

• Bard

What term refers to the middle of March, often associated with the assassination of Julius Caesar?

• Tragedy

• Ides

• Hubris

• Tenet

Which word means a serious drama that typically ends in disaster for the main character?

• Tragedy

• Soliloquy

• Conundrum

• Apothecary

What is the term for a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character?

• Foil

• Bard

• Emote

• Sepulcher

Which term refers to a speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts?

• Soliloquy

• Sonnet

• Equivocation

• Conflate

What is a term for a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular oral tradition?

• Bard

• Iamb

• Didactic

• Callous

Which term refers to a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable?

• Iamb

• Tenet

• Smite

• Vivacious

What term describes a flaw or error in judgment that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero?

• Tragic Flaw

• Hubris

• Catharsis

• Conundrum

Which word means the furthest point or limit of something?

• Extremity

• Apothecary

• Sepulcher

• Emote

What term means to summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic?

• Conjure

• Forbear

• Mangle

• Docile