WorksheetsLiterary Terms
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an allegory?
a)
A story, a poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden word
b)
a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification
c)
a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family
d)
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
2.
What is an alliteration?
a)
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
b)
occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of adjacent/closely connected words
c)
figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
d)
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
3.
An allusion is...
a)
a situation, person, or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities
b)
a deceptive appearance or impression
c)
a false idea or belief
d)
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
4.
A comparison between two things, usually due to their structure or clarification is...
a)
Apostrophe
b)
a Denouement
c)
Analogy
d)
Elegy
5.
What is an anecdote?
a)
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
b)
a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning
6.
An example of an antagonist would be...
a)
Dora the Explorer
b)
Voldemort
c)
Caillou
d)
Big Bird
7.
An aphorism is...
a)
the expression of doubt
b)
an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities
c)
the bad guy in a movie
d)
a brief sentence or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom
8.
What is an apostrophe in terms of a digression?
a)
'
b)
when the writer or speaker speaks to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea
c)
a sudden and widespread disaster
d)
the point at which the circumstances overcome the central motive, introducing the close or conclusion
9.
______ happens when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage
a)
Reside
b)
Beside
c)
Aside
d)
Preside
10.
Rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words is...
a)
Assonance
b)
Consonance
c)
Caesura
d)
Dissonance
11.
Atmosphere is...
a)
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex
b)
the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art
c)
an account regarded as unreliable or hearsay
d)
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
12.
An autobiography is...
a)
a history of a person’s life written or told by that person
b)
a history of a person’s life written or told by another person
c)
A written account of another person’s life
d)
an elaborate and fancy metaphor
13.
What is a ballad?
a)
An unrhymed verse
b)
A simple poem composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing
c)
comparison between two different things
d)
phrase that has the same first consonant sound
14.
A biography is...
a)
A written account of another person’s life
b)
A self written account of a person’s life
15.
What is blank verse?
a)
An empty verse
b)
A rhymed verse
c)
An unrhymed verse, commonly in iambic pentameter
d)
A verse with a pause in the middle
16.
What is a caesura?
a)
A pause, usually in the middle of a verse
b)
An unrhymed verse
c)
an elaborate and fancy metaphor
d)
a list or record
17.
Choose the best answer: A catalog is...
a)
collision or disagreement
b)
a shopping magazine
c)
an elaborate and fancy metaphor
d)
a long list of things, people, or events
18.
Character is...
a)
a feature that forms the individual nature of some person or thing
b)
a comparison between two different things
19.
What is a cliché?
a)
collision or disagreement
b)
a stereotyped expression that usually reflects common or popular thoughts or ideas
c)
an elaborate and fancy metaphor
d)
the highest or most intense point in the resolution of something
20.
Comedy is...
a)
a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending
b)
professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches
c)
a tragic, sad story
d)
a genre that places their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love
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