Literary Terms Review

Which of the following is the best definition of flashback?

• The end of a story when the main problems have been solved

• A psychological struggle within the mind of a character

• When the author of a story jumps back in time to have a character relive an important event or experience

• When the author of a story gives hints about what’s going to happen in the future

Which of the following is the best definition of climax?

• A psychological struggle within the mind of a character

• The part of a story that happens after the most exciting point but before the problems are solved

• The most exciting part of a story when the tension is at the highest point

• The sequence of events within a story

Which of the following is the best definition of rising action?

• The most exciting part of a story when the tension is at the highest point

• When the author of a story jumps back in time to have a character relive an important event or experience

• The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

• The beginning of a story when the reader learns about background information, characters, setting, and environment

Which of the following is the best definition of antagonist?

• The main character's most opposing force in a story

• The character in a story with the poorest morals

• A character which has no real depth

• A personified character who is not human

Which of the following is the best definition of alliteration?

• A sound device in which words begin with the same consonant sound

• A common figure of speech

• A sound device in which the sound of a word resembles the word itself

• A figure of speech that compares two things using “like” or “as”

Which of the following is the best definition of onomatopoeia?

• A type of art, music, or literature characterized by a specific form

• Language that is not meant to be taken literally

• A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human traits

• A sound device in which the sound of a word resembles the word itself

What is "a figure of speech which compares two things without using 'like' or 'as' "?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Choose all that apply. There is more than one answer!

"The vacuum cleaner growled and hissed at my mom while she was frantically trying to clean the house."

This sentence contains...

• alliteratioon

• personification

• figurative language

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Which of the following is the best definition of plot?

• the problem in a story

• the sequence of events in a story

• a life lesson within a story

• the topic a story is about

Which of the following is the best definition of exposition?

• A struggle between the main character and outside forces

• A figure of speech that compares two things using “like” or “as”

• The main character of a story, usually the hero or heroine

• The beginning of a story when the reader learns about background information, characters, setting, and environment