Literary Terms Quiz

What literary term means "descriptive language to play into the reader’s senses"?

• Allegory

• Imagery

• Irony

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the term for "a figure of speech that consists of contradictory words"?

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which term means "comparing two things using the words 'like' or 'as'"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What describes "when an object, concept, or word represents a thought or meaning"?

• Symbolism

• Theme

• Motif

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What literary term means "when words with the same sound or letter appear in a sentence consecutively"?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Irony

• Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a "plot device at the end of a section to keep the audience engaged"?

• Climax

• Cliffhanger

• Rising Action

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What term means "indicating a future event"?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Exposition

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which term means "two contrasting concepts, people or events directly side-by-side in a sentence"?

• Juxtaposition

• Paradox

• Allegory

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is "words or phrases that convey the sound of something"?

• Diction

• Onomatopoeia

• Tone

• Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What term describes the "perspective a story is told"?

• Point of View

• Theme

• Character

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3