Literary Terms and Concepts Quiz

What is Academic Vocabulary?

• The set of words commonly used across all disciplines to engage in critical thinking.

• A type of character in literature.

• A writing style that requires investigation.

• A literary device that involves sound repetition.

What are Actions in literature?

What is Active Listening?

• The active pursuit of what another person is saying and feeling.

• A type of literary character.

• A method of writing.

• A form of sound repetition.

What is an Affix?

• A morpheme or meaningful part of a word attached before or after a root.

• A type of literary device.

• A character type.

• A writing style.

What is Alliteration?

• The repetition of the same initial consonant sound of each word.

• A type of character in literature.

• A method of argumentation.

• A form of sound repetition.

What is an Allusion?

• A brief and indirect reference to a significant person, place, or idea.

• A type of character in literature.

• A method of writing.

• A form of sound repetition.

What is an Analogy?

• A comparison of the similar aspects of two different things.

• A type of character in literature.

• A method of argumentation.

• A form of sound repetition.

What is an Antagonist?

• The character who opposes the protagonist.

• A type of literary device.

• A method of argumentation.

• A form of sound repetition.

What is an Antecedent?

• The noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers.

• A type of character in literature.

• A method of writing.

• A form of sound repetition.

What are Antonyms?

• Words which have opposite meanings.

• A type of character in literature.

• A method of argumentation.

• A form of sound repetition.