Literary Terms Quiz

What is an "Aside" in a play?

• A statement made by a character intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters

• A conversation between two or more characters

• A character whose traits contrast with another

• A word's dictionary meaning without emotional association

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What does "Character Foil" mean?

• A character who supports the main character

• A character whose traits contrast with and highlight the traits of another character

• A character who narrates the story

• A character who is the antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the "Connotative" meaning of a word?

• The word's dictionary meaning

• The word's set of ideas or emotional associations in addition to its actual meaning

• The word's pronunciation

• The word's grammatical function

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is "Dramatic Irony"?

• A character's internal conflict

• Something known to the reader or audience but unknown to the characters

• A humorous scene in a serious play

• A character's monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is an "Oxymoron"?

• A word that has multiple meanings

• A word or group of words that contradict themselves

• A word that describes a sound

• A word that is used to name a person

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of poetry called?

• Satire

• Soliloquy

• Rhyme Scheme

• Subplot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What term describes humorous writing or speech intended to point out errors?

• Soliloquy

• Satire

• Theme

• Voice

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is a speech delivered by a character alone on stage that reveals the character’s thoughts or feelings?

• Subplot

• Tone

• Soliloquy

• Suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What term describes a feeling of expectation, anxiousness, or curiosity created by questions raised in the mind of a reader or viewer?

• Suspense

• Theme

• Voice

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is a series of events related to a central, yet secondary conflict, or struggle called?

• Tone

• Subplot

• Satire

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9