Literary Terms Quiz

What is the definition of "Coming of age"?

• A text dealing partly with a writer's own life

• A story of a protagonist who navigates a journey of self-discovery during the transition from childhood to maturity

• A combination of ideas that are opposed to one another

• A category a piece of literature belongs to

Which term refers to a text dealing partly with a writer's own life while also containing fictional or invented elements?

• Genre

• Vignette

• Semi-autobiographical

• Contradiction

What is a "Vignette"?

• A short scene meant to capture a single impression or memorable moment

• A combination of ideas that are opposed to one another

• A text dealing partly with a writer's own life

• A story of a protagonist who navigates a journey of self-discovery

Which term is defined as a combination of ideas that are opposed to one another or do not agree?

• Vignette

• Contradiction

• Genre

• Semi-autobiographical

What does "Point of View" refer to in narration and storytelling?

• Events are told out of order and jump around in time

• The narrator's position in relation to a story being told

• Past-tense, first-person narration in which the narrator looks back on past events

• A meaningful pattern that repeats throughout a text

What is "Retrospective Narration"?

• Events are told out of order and jump around in time

• The narrator's position in relation to a story being told

• Past-tense, first-person narration in which the narrator looks back on past events

• A meaningful pattern that repeats throughout a text

Which term refers to events that are told out of order and jump around in time?

• Retrospective Narration

• Nonlinear Narration

• Point of View

• Symbol

What is a "Symbol" in literature?

• A meaningful pattern that repeats throughout a text

• A message conveyed by a text that applies to multiple other texts

• An object, person, or idea in a text that has an additional meaning beyond its literal one

• A short scene meant to capture a single impression or memorable moment

What does "Motif" refer to in literature?

• A meaningful pattern that repeats throughout a text

• A message conveyed by a text that applies to multiple other texts

• An object, person, or idea in a text that has an additional meaning beyond its literal one

• A short scene meant to capture a single impression or memorable moment

What is the definition of "Theme" in literature?

• A meaningful pattern that repeats throughout a text

• A message conveyed by a text that applies to multiple other texts

• An object, person, or idea in a text that has an additional meaning beyond its literal one

• A short scene meant to capture a single impression or memorable moment