Lit Terms 9

What term describes an exaggeration used for dramatic effect?

• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Allegory

Which poetic term describes a metrical pattern of 10 syllables alternating between unstressed and stressed?

• Sonnet structure
• Iambic Pentameter
• Free verse
• Haiku

An expression that cannot be understood literally is called a:

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Idiom
• Personification

Which literary technique uses words to recreate sensory experiences?

• Dialogue
• Imagery
• Monologue
• Narration

What narrative technique begins a story in the middle of the action?

• Flashback
• In medius res
• Prologue
• Epilogue

How are characters revealed through their actions, words, and effects on others?

• Direct characterization
• Indirect characterization
• Character description
• Dialogue

Making a logical interpretation based on evidence and experience is called:

• Guess
• Predict
• Infer
• Assume

A subtle or indirect suggestion, often with a negative implication, is known as:

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Innuendo
• Allegory

A character struggling with opposing emotions or desires experiences:

• External conflict
• Internal conflict
• Character arc
• Plot twist

When a word inside a line rhymes with another word in the same line, it is called:

• End rhyme
• Internal rhyme
• Slant rhyme
• Consonance