Moons Literary Terms Quiz

What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound called?

• Allusion

• Antagonist

• Alliteration

• Denotation

Which term refers to a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

• Connotation

• Allusion

• Diction

• Conflict

Who is a character that opposes the protagonist?

• Antagonist

• Central Idea

• Characterization

• External Conflict

What is the most important or main message of a text called?

• Figurative Language

• Denotation

• Central Idea/Main Idea

• Diction

What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character?

• Conflict

• Characterization

• Connotation

• Alliteration

What is a struggle between opposing forces called?

• Motif

• Allusion

• Conflict

• Diction

What is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Figurative Language

• Alliteration

What is the dictionary definition of a word?

• Diction

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Allusion

What is the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing called?

• Diction

• Conflict

• Characterization

• Figurative Language

What is a struggle between a character and an outside force?

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

• Allusion

• Denotation