Literary Terms and Parts of Speech Worksheet

The theme of the story is the ______ or the message.

• lesson

• character

• setting

• plot

The theme of the story can apply to many different ______ or places.

• people

• colors

• animals

• numbers

The theme of the story is always written as a complete ______.

• sentence

• word

• paragraph

• title

The central idea is what the text is mostly ______.

• about

• written

• drawn

• spoken

The central idea is also known as the ______ idea.

• main

• side

• minor

• hidden

Alliteration is the repetition of beginning ______ sounds.

• consonant

• vowel

• syllable

• word

A hyperbole is when exaggeration is used for ______ or effect.

• emphasis

• confusion

• boredom

• anger

An idiom is a saying that is used which means something different than its ______ meaning.

• literal

• figurative

• hidden

• secret

Onomatopoeia is a word that ______ the sound it represents.

• imitates

• describes

• creates

• ignores

A metaphor is comparing two things without using ______ or as.

• like

• than

• when

• because