Literary Terms Quizs

Theme

• The underlying message or main idea of a story.

• A character's journey throughout the narrative.

• The setting where the story takes place.

• The sequence of events in the plot.

Onomatopoeia

• A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things.

• A word that describes a sound without imitating it.

• A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

Resolution

• The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.

• The introduction of the main characters and setting.

• The climax where the main conflict reaches its peak.

• The conclusion that summarizes the story's events.

Simile

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

• An expression that exaggerates for emphasis.

Tone

• The author's attitude (how they feel) toward the subject or audience.

• The main idea of the text.

• The setting of the story.

• The plot structure of the narrative.

Compare

• To examine the similarities between two or more things.

• To analyze the differences between two or more things.

• To summarize the main points of a text.

• To evaluate the effectiveness of a solution.

Protagonist

• The main character in a story, often a hero or heroine.

• A character who opposes the protagonist.

• A minor character in the story.

• The setting of the story.

Chronological

• Arranged in the order of time.

• Arranged by size.

• Arranged by importance.

• Arranged randomly.

Setting

• The time and place in which the story occurs.

• The main character's internal conflict.

• The author's writing style and tone.

• The sequence of events in the story.

Plot

• The sequence of events in a story.

• A character's emotional journey.

• The setting of the story.

• The moral lesson of the story.