Literary Terms Test

What is the term for writing techniques meant to create vivid imagery?

• Figurative Language
• Literary Tone
• Implied Metaphor
• Thematic Idea

Which of the following refers to a sequence of events in a story?

• Plot
• Characterization
• Point-of-view
• Syntax

Select the idiom from the options below:

• As easy as pie
• As blue as her eyes
• Twenty turtles tottering towards Tennessee
• He is the Shakespeare of our time

Which of the following terms means addressing an inanimate object (especially in poetry)?

• Apostrophe
• Anaphora
• Juxtaposition
• Diction

Which of the following literary techniques compares two items by calling an object something that it is not?

• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Anaphora
• Diction

Which of the following terms refers to an emotion or feeling evoked in the reader by a text?

• Mood
• Tone
• Literary Voice
• Theme

Which of the following is often used to help create characterization?

• Dialogue
• Plot
• Pun
• Form

When you say, "This test is going to take forever!" you're using what literary technique?

• Hyperbole
• Implied Metaphor
• Plot
• Juxtaposition

Choose the best words to fill-in-the-blanks: A poem's form often consists of ___________ and __________.

• Stanzas, Lines
• Literary Voice, Plot
• Figurative Language, Dialogue
• Haiku, Ode

Literary voice consists of:

• Syntax, Diction, and Tone
• Plot, Dialogue, and Characterization
• Theme, Mood, and Point-of-View
• Idioms, Puns, and Allusions