Literary Concepts Quiz

What is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

What is the sequence of events in a narrative called?

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

• Dialogue

What is the central idea or message in a literary work?

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

• Dialogue

What is a contradiction between expectations and reality?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Flashback

What is a scene set in a time earlier than the main story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Setting

What are hints about what will happen later in the story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Setting

What is tension or uncertainty about upcoming events?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Suspense

• Flashback

What is the reason an author writes a text?

• Theme

• Purpose

• Plot

• Setting

What is a comparison between two different things for explanation?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

What is the base form of a word without prefixes or suffixes?

• Suffix

• Prefix

• Root word

• Phrase