Literary Elements Quiz

What is the central idea (theme) in a text?

• The arrangement and relationship of events in a narrative work.

• A statement that the text seems to be making about the human condition.

• The personalities who populate a story.

• The time, place, and context of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is NOT a part of the plot structure?

• Exposition

• Rising action

• Climax

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the term for the time, place, and context (social, political, and economic situation) in a story?

• Plot

• Setting

• Conflict

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which type of conflict involves a struggle between a person and society?

• Person versus person

• Person versus self

• Person versus society

• Person versus nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Who is the main character in a story?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Author

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is direct characterization?

• The narrator lets the reader draw individual conclusions based on what the character thinks, says, or does.

• The narrator makes statements about the characters and tells the reader what characters are like.

• The arrangement and relationship of events in a narrative work.

• A struggle between opposing forces.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is an author's intentional presentation of an abstract idea through more concrete means, often with a secondary level of meaning that is moral, political, or religious?

• Allusion

• Allegory

• Atmosphere

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What term describes a brief or indirect cultural reference that helps build meaning?

• Imagery

• Juxtaposition

• Allusion

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the feeling created in the reader by the work called?

• Mood

• Tone

• Atmosphere

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What term refers to an author's or speaker's word choice and phrasing?

• Imagery

• Diction

• Tone

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3