8th grade Literary Terms Test - Unit 1

1. _______ - pattern of beats in a line of poetry or prose

• rhythm

• stanza

• metaphor

• imagery

_______ - central idea in a literary work

• theme

• plot

• character

• setting

_______ - figure of speech where one thing is written about as if it were another

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

4. _______ - the combination of images within a literary work

• imagery

• metaphor

• irony

• alliteration

_______ - is created by the way the sound of the words combine

• sound

• meaning

• spelling

• grammar

6. _______ - language that creates a concrete representation of an object or experience

• image

• metaphor

• simile

• irony

7. _______ - act of creating or describing a character

• characterization

• narration

• exposition

• foreshadowing

_______ - comparison using “like” or “as”

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

9. _______ - giving human qualities to things that are not human

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

10. _______ - writing that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally

• figure of speech

• technical writing

• literal language

• factual report