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WorksheetsCurtis FM9 Literary Terms Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Type or category to which a literary work belongs
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction lDrama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc.
a)
Title
b)
Genre
c)
Summary
d)
Library
2.
The story’s main character (could be the hero, but not always).
a)
Antagonist
b)
Protagonist
3.
The sequence of events in a story; what happens in a story
a)
Plot
b)
Character
c)
Setting
d)
Point of View
4.
The beginning; background information of a story; also known as the introduction
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
5.
Events leading to climax; the development of conflict and complications in a literary work
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
6.
Turning point; point of conflict; point of highest emotion
a)
Exposition
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Conflict
7.
What type of conflict is this?
a)
Man vs. Self
b)
Man vs. Society
c)
Man vs. Man
d)
Man vs. Nature
8.
What type of conflict is this?
a)
Man vs. Nature
b)
Man vs. Self
c)
Man vs. Fate/God
d)
Man vs. Man
9.
What type of conflict is this?
a)
Man vs. Society
b)
Man vs. Man
c)
Man vs. Nature
d)
Man vs. Self
10.
Author’s message in his/her literary work (What is the author trying to tell you?); the main idea of a literary work; lesson that applies to life.
a)
Conflict
b)
Theme
c)
Irony
d)
Exposition
11.
The viewpoint from which the story is told (Who is the narrator?)
a)
Character
b)
Author
c)
Onomoatopoeia
d)
Point of View
12.
The story is told by one of the characters (he/she will use “I” when telling the story)
a)
1 st person point of view
b)
3rd person point of view
c)
2nd person point of view
13.
Word or phrase used to mean the exact opposite of its literal (normal) meaning
a)
Imagery
b)
Flashback
c)
Irony
d)
Metaphor
14.
When the reader/audience knows something the character doesn’t
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
15.
When the character says one thing but means another
Ex. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” ~ Mark Twain
Ex. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” ~ Mark Twain
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Verbal Irony
16.
A person, place, thing, or event that is used to represent something else (usually an idea).
a)
Setting
b)
Simile
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Symbol
17.
The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting
a)
Motif
b)
Mood
c)
Tone
d)
Point of View
18.
Direct speech between characters in a literary work
a)
Tone
b)
Mood
c)
Dialogue
d)
Style
19.
A hint of what is to come in a literary work; giving hints or clues to the future of the story.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Symbol
c)
Irony
d)
Simile
20.
Returning to an earlier time in a story, This is used to make the present story clearer.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Flashback
21.
Overall feeling created by author’s words (author’s attitude); the author’s attitude toward the subject of a work; could be serious, happy, humorous, etc.
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Style
d)
Dialogue
22.
A reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work; a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
Ex. a reference to art, history, time, place, myth, another story, Bible, religions, people, etc.
Ex. a reference to art, history, time, place, myth, another story, Bible, religions, people, etc.
a)
Theme
b)
Allusion
c)
Symbol
d)
Alliteration
23.
A technique used to keep the reader interested and guessing what will happen next
a)
Plot
b)
Irony
c)
Metaphor
d)
Suspense
24.
Words and phrases that the author uses to paint a picture in the reader’s mind; often uses the senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound).
a)
Imagery
b)
Irony
c)
Allusion
d)
Style
25.
Comparing 2 things that are unlike using “like” or “as.”
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
26.
Example: His feet are as smelly as rotten eggs.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
27.
A direct comparison of two unlike things.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
28.
Example: He is a pig. - (He is not really a pig; he is just like one.)
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
29.
Giving an un-human object human qualities.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
30.
Example: The wind whistled through the crack in the door.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Alliteration
31.
Where a specific word, phrase, or structure is repeated several times, usually in close proximity, to emphasize a particular idea
a)
Alliteration
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
d)
Repetition
32.
Repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
33.
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
34.
Extreme exaggeration to add meaning
It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point.
It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
35.
Ex. "She’s said so on several million occasions."
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
36.
Use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
37.
Phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory
a)
Alliteration
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Hyperbole
38.
Examples: the living dead, jumbo shrimp, icy/hot, cold sweat
a)
Alliteration
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
39.
a struggle that exists for a character with an outside force
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
institutional conflict
d)
situational conflict
40.
a struggle that exists within a character
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
institutional conflict
d)
situational conflict
41.
when a character is faced with overcoming an institution, law, way of life, or cultural idea
a)
man vs man
b)
man vs self
c)
man vs nature
d)
man vs society
42.
A character who experiences a significant change in the story in his/her thoughts, beliefs, or personality
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
c)
Round
d)
Flat
43.
A character who is one-sided in the story and has a singular identifiable trait
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
c)
Round
d)
Flat
44.
A character who is well-developed and complex which reveals multiple traits
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
c)
Flat
d)
Round
45.
A character who stays the same throughout the story
a)
Static
b)
Dynamic
c)
Round
d)
Flat
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