WorksheetsEpic terms & lit terms review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is NOT a reason for using an epithet?
a)
A character description
b)
To remind the singer where he is in the story
c)
To take up space in the lines
d)
Because Homer forgot he used it already
2.
What is it called when there is a pattern across literature of many cultures, including the same sorts of characters or ideas?
a)
archetype
b)
epic poem
c)
epithet
d)
allusion
3.
What type of ARCHETYPE is THE ODYSSEY (the story, not the character)?
a)
epic hero
b)
long journey
c)
fight in a war
d)
needed assistance
4.
What type of ARCHETYPE is ODYSSEUS (the character)?
a)
epic hero
b)
long journey
c)
fight in a war
d)
needed assistance
5.
What type of conflict involves a character and another character/thing?
a)
Internal conflict
b)
External conflict
6.
What type of conflict involves the character and THEMSELVES?
a)
Internal conflict
b)
External conflict
7.
What point of view is this: "I wondered when I would be able to get another cup of coffee."
a)
First person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person omniscient
8.
What point of view is this: "Pat was distracted thinking about the bird outside the window. The bird chirped, and Pat jumped, startled."
a)
First person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person omniscient
9.
What point of view is this: "Kayla felt nervous as she approached the counter to order. Liz, who was equally nervous because it was her first day on the job, tripped on her way to take Kayla's order."
a)
First person
b)
Third person limited
c)
Third person omniscient
10.
What is the name for the CENTRAL IDEA the author is trying to get across?
a)
Theme
b)
Symbol
c)
Conflict
d)
Plot
11.
What is a flashback?
a)
When the story returns to a previous time in the characters' lives
b)
When the story tells the future
c)
When the story is super flashy and exciting
d)
When the story pauses for an intermission
12.
What is personification?
a)
When a non-human character is given human characteristics
b)
When you compare something using like or as
c)
When you compare something without using like or as
d)
When you reference a famous event or person
13.
A static character:
a)
does not change throughout the story
b)
changes throughout the story
14.
A dynamic character:
a)
does not change throughout the story
b)
changes throughout the story
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