Exploring Literary Terms Quiz

What is the term for a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?

• Allegory

• Motif

• Irony

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary term refers to the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story?

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the term for a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character?

• Antagonist

• Foil

• Protagonist

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which term describes an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the term for a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which literary term refers to the central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work?

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Tone

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 the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of View

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which term describes the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Consonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the term for a contradiction between what is expected to happen and what actually happens?

• Irony

• Paradox

• Satire

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary term refers to the time and place in which the story takes place?

• Plot

• Setting

• Theme

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3