Literary Terms Quizs

An insight or idea about life

• Theme/central idea

• Plot twist

• Character development

• Narrative structure

Dramatic

Situational

Verbal

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

• Literal

Point in the story that creates the greatest suspense or interest

• Climax

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Language that appeals to the five senses

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Allegory

• Symbolism

Series of related events that make up a story

• Plot

• Theme

• Character

• Setting

Comparison between two unlike things

• Similes

• Metaphors

• Analogies

• Personifications

Repetition of consonant sounds

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

Force that opposes the protagonist

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Supporting Character

• Narrator

A non-human object takes on human qualities

• Anthropomorphism

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Imagery

• Symbolism