Literary Devices Quiz

What is an allusion?

• A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science.

• A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.

• A brief story told to illustrate a point.

• A note or comment added to a text while reading.

What is an analogy?

• A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.

• A brief story told to illustrate a point.

• A note or comment added to a text while reading.

• The character who creates conflict in a story and struggles against the protagonist.

What is an anecdote?

• A brief story told to illustrate a point.

• A note or comment added to a text while reading.

• A typical character, action, or situation that occurs frequently in literature and represents universal patterns in human nature.

• A position supported by evidence.

What is an annotation?

• A note or comment added to a text while reading.

• A brief story told to illustrate a point.

• A typical character, action, or situation that occurs frequently in literature and represents universal patterns in human nature.

• A position supported by evidence.

Who is the antagonist in a story?

• The character who creates conflict in a story and struggles against the protagonist.

• A typical character, action, or situation that occurs frequently in literature and represents universal patterns in human nature.

• A position supported by evidence.

• Words spoken to the audience by a character in a drama that are not supposed to be heard by the other characters on stage.

What is an archetype?

• A typical character, action, or situation that occurs frequently in literature and represents universal patterns in human nature.

• A position supported by evidence.

• Words spoken to the audience by a character in a drama that are not supposed to be heard by the other characters on stage.

• The person or group of people reading a text, listening to a speaker, viewing a video, or observing a performance.

What is an argument?

• A position supported by evidence.

• Words spoken to the audience by a character in a drama that are not supposed to be heard by the other characters on stage.

• The person or group of people reading a text, listening to a speaker, viewing a video, or observing a performance.

• A narrative poem written in the form of a song.

What is an aside in drama?

• Words spoken to the audience by a character in a drama that are not supposed to be heard by the other characters on stage.

• A position supported by evidence.

• The person or group of people reading a text, listening to a speaker, viewing a video, or observing a performance.

• A narrative poem written in the form of a song.

Who is the audience?

• The person or group of people reading a text, listening to a speaker, viewing a video, or observing a performance.

• A position supported by evidence.

• A narrative poem written in the form of a song.

• A leaning in favor of or against a person or issue.

What is a ballad?

• A narrative poem written in the form of a song.

• A position supported by evidence.

• A leaning in favor of or against a person or issue.

• An assertion made about a specific topic that then needs to be supported by evidence.