Literary Terms Quiz

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the first letter in a series of words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A phrase with figurative meaning

• A reference to something else

What does an allusion refer to?

• A direct comparison between two objects

• A reference to something else

• A phrase with literal meaning

• A type of imagery

What is contrast used for in literature?

• To create a rhyme scheme

• To identify differences between two subjects

• To describe a character's appearance

• To predict future events

What is personification?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A narrative from two perspectives

• A type of plot structure

What is an idiom?

• A literal phrase

• A phrase with figurative meaning

• A type of imagery

• A narrative technique

What is foreshadowing?

• A direct comparison between two objects

• A hint of what is to come in the story

• A type of imagery

• A phrase with literal meaning

What is a dual narrative?

• A story told from two different perspectives

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A type of imagery

• A phrase with figurative meaning

What is figurative language?

• Language meant to be understood literally

• Language that uses figures of speech

• A type of plot structure

• A narrative from two perspectives

What is the first element of a traditional plot structure?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising action

What does the rising action in a plot include?

• The resolution of conflicts

• The introduction of characters

• Various conflicts

• The conclusion of the story