Literary Terms Quiz

What is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds used to create a rhythm or pulse in poetry called?

• Antagonist

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Figurative language

Who or what is in conflict with the main character in a story?

• Protagonist

• Climax

• Antagonist

• Exposition

What term describes a person or an animal in a story, a play, or another literary work?

• Character

• Conflict

• Climax

• Dynamic

What is the term for the most heightened point of conflict in a story?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling action

• Denouement

What term describes a series of difficulties forming the central action in a narrative?

• Conflict

• Complication

• Climax

• Falling action

What is a struggle between opposing forces in a story called?

• Climax

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Denouement

What is the repetition of consonant sounds called?

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Figurative language

• Dynamic

What is the method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like rather than showing through action or other means?

• Direct

• Dynamic

• Figurative language

• First person

What type of irony occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play?

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

• Cosmic irony

What term describes a character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action?

• Flat

• Dynamic

• Static

• Direct