Literary Terms Quiz

What is a long lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject?

• Elegy

• Sonnet

• Ode

• Fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term describes a work of literature dealing with rural life?

• Allegory

• Pastoral

• Autobiography

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a sad or mournful poem called?

• Sonnet

• Ode

• Elegy

• Proverb

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of poem consists of 14 lines?

• Sonnet

• Tall tale

• Allegory

• Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term refers to a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning?

• Anecdote

• Allegory

• Biography

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person?

• Fable

• Anecdote

• Allusion

• Soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an account of a person's life written by that person?

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Allegory

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is a story of a person's life written by another person?

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Fable

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is a brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters?

• Proverb

• Fable

• Tall tale

• Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is a popular saying that is meant to express something wise or true?

• Soliloquy

• Proverb

• Allusion

• Ode

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9