Literary Terms Quiz

What is a category of literary work, such as fiction, nonfiction, or poetry?

• Genre

• Theme

• Prose

• Sections

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a conversation between two or more characters in a literary work?

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Theme

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the use of important clues to give hints or prepare the reader for what is to come?

• Foreshadowing

• Tone

• Genre

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the vantage point from which the story is told, such as first person or third person?

• Theme

• Point of View

• Dialogue

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a speech by one character to himself to the reader or audience?

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Climax

• Genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the fundamental idea or life lesson explored in a literary work?

• Theme

• Tone

• Climax

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the attitude of the author toward the reader and the subject?

• Tone

• Theme

• Climax

• Genre

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Who is the main character, or good guy, in the story?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Climax

• Genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for a reference to an incident which occurred before the opening of a story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Conflict

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the term for the unraveling of action that occurs after the climax of a story?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9