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Literary Terms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Lord Farquaad serves this role in the Shrek story. 
a)
proton
b)
protagonist
c)
antonym
d)
antagonist
2.
The traditional gift of roses on Valentine's Day is an example of__________ for love. 
a)
symbolism
b)
irony
c)
synonyms
d)
characterization
3.
Contradictory statements or situations such as a stone with the engraving "Nothing is written in stone!" is an example of...
a)
irony
b)
logical
c)
conflict
d)
flashback
4.
Saying someone has a "Mona Lisa smile" is an example of an__________
a)
illusion
b)
irony
c)
allusion
d)
simile
5.
A person caught in flood waters is an example of ____________.
a)
characterization
b)
internal conflict
c)
external conflict
d)
flashback
6.
A scene that interrupts the chronological order is...
a)
foreshadowing
b)
fast forward
c)
flashflood
d)
flashback
7.
The psychological reasons that influence a character's behavior...
a)
charcterization
b)
momentum
c)
motivation
d)
external conflict
8.
Cinderella is the main character or _________. 
a)
motivation
b)
antagonist
c)
antonym
d)
protagonist
9.
Clues that lead to later events in the story are...
a)
foreshadowing
b)
foreground
c)
flashback
d)
background
10.
"The wizard had a long grey beard and pointy hat," is an example of
a)
direct characterization
b)
indirect characterization