Literary Terms Quiz

What does an antagonist do in a story?

• Helps the protagonist.

• Works against the protagonist.

• Narrates the story.

• Provides comic relief.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of the story.

• The most exciting or important moment in the story.

• The resolution of the story.

• The introduction of characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is foreshadowing?

• A direct comparison saying something is something else.

• Clues the author gives about what will happen later.

• An exaggeration to make a point.

• A struggle happening within a character's mind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a metaphor?

• A direct comparison saying something is something else.

• An exaggeration to make a point.

• A logical conclusion based on evidence in the text.

• A reference to something famous.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the term for the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader?

• Motif

• Mood

• Plot

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is a story called?

• Plot

• Narrative

• Setting

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is a word that sounds like what it describes, such as 'buzz'?

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

• Paradox

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is giving human qualities to non-human things called?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the order of events in a story called?

• Plot

• Setting

• Resolution

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the perspective from which the story is told?

• Setting

• Point of View

• Plot

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3