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WorksheetsLiterary Terms
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An expression that calls something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; make a reference
a)
allusion
b)
character foil
c)
dramatic irony
d)
soliloquy
2.
A character who is the opposite to another character. Their contrasting qualities highlight particular qualities in both (example: Benvolio and Tybalt)
a)
character foil
b)
simile
c)
dramatic irony
d)
situational irony
3.
A figure of speech that highlights the similarities between two unrelated things.
a)
metaphor
b)
allusion
c)
foreshadowing
d)
personification
4.
Compares two seemingly unrelated things using "like" or "as"
a)
simile
b)
dramatic irony
c)
motif
d)
pun
5.
Irony that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
a)
dramatic irony
b)
oxymoron
c)
foreshadowing
d)
motif
6.
Irony that occurs when there is a difference between what is expected and what actually happens
a)
situational irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
verbal irony
d)
soliloquy
7.
Irony created when a character says or writes something but means something else
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
motif
8.
A sign or warning of future events
a)
foreshadowing
b)
motif
c)
oxymoron
d)
personification
9.
A repeated element that has symbolic significance through repetition. It can help produce theme or mood (example - references to light and darkness in Romeo and Juliet)
a)
motif
b)
oxymoron
c)
personification
d)
pun
10.
A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas
a)
personification
b)
pun
c)
motif
d)
verbal irony
11.
A form of word play suggesting two or more meanings (example: "Dreamers often lie")
a)
pun
b)
soliloquy
c)
motif
d)
oxymoron
12.
A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together (example: "loving hate," "brawling love")
a)
oxymoron
b)
pun
c)
motif
d)
foreshadowing
13.
When a character speaks his/her thoughts aloud when alone on stage
a)
soliloquy
b)
pun
c)
verbal irony
d)
foresh
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