Literary Terms Review Game

Which of the following is the best definition of foreshadowing?

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

• the location, time period, and background information in a story

• the most exciting point in story when the tension is at the highest point

• language that is not meant to be taken literally

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 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”

What is the definition of anecdote?

• Numbers drawn from surveys, studies, or observations.

• A true story that describes an experience relative to the topic.

• The use of a person's words or conclusions to support a claim, where the person is distinguished by his or her expertise in the subject area.

• A statement that can be proved, and is generally accepted around the world as true.

Choose the correct definition for the term below.

Emphasis

• easily roused to subjective response leading to experience emotion

• to show a difference or differences or comparison

• to give greater strength or importance to something

What is a category of art, music, or literature characterized by a specific form?

• classification

• genre

• creative

• brand

Which of the following could be used to describe fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays?

• drama

• text

• article

• story

What is "A type of art, music, or literature characterized by a specific form"?

• classification

• genre

• creative

• brand

Satire in literature is:

• The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

• A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.

• The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.