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End of the Year: Literary Elements Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which genre of writing tells a story?

a)

Informational

b)

Narrative

c)

Expository

d)

Argumentative

2.

Metaphors are an example of what kind of language?

a)

Literal Language

b)

Figurative Language

3.

Language that expresses the exact meaning of words.

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Literal Language

4.

The use of vivid details that appeals to the senses which brings a text to life.

a)

Symbolism

b)

Mood

c)

Imagery

d)

Hyperbole

5.

A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two or more things.

a)

Allusion

b)

Pun

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

6.

A non-literal expression like "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of what?

a)

Allusion

b)

Idiom

c)

Symbolism

d)

Personification

7.

Which literary concept gives human characteristics to something non-human? For example, like in the poem, "The desert is my mother".

a)

Symbolism

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

"Rikki Tikki Tavi" uses a type of personification called what?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allegory

d)

Anthropomorphism

9.

In "The Pit and the Pendulum", Poe uses the setting to create an atmosphere of fear that affects how the reader feels. This is an example of what?

a)

Tone

b)

Theme

c)

Point of View

d)

Mood

10.

In "The Pit and the Pendulum", Poe uses the setting to represent or stand for something deeper than the literal meaning. This is an example of what?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Allusion

c)

Theme

d)

Personification

11.

The struggle or main problem that propels the plot forward.

a)

Theme

b)

Narrative sequence

c)

Characterization

d)

Conflict

12.

"Chronological order" is narrative sequence ordered by what feature?

a)

Order of Importance

b)

Time

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Logic

13.

"Plot" is narrative sequence ordered by what feature?

a)

Order of Importance

b)

Time

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Logic

14.

What is the message or big idea that a text transmit to a reader?

a)

Conflict

b)

Theme

c)

Narrative Sequence

d)

Plot

15.

The point of view of a narrator who knows everything about the characters.

a)

First-person

b)

Second-person

c)

Third-person objective.

d)

Third-person omniscient.

16.

An author's attitude towards a text based on voice and writing style.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Audience

d)

Atmosphere

17.

In a plot structure, which term refers to the highest point of tension?

a)

Conflict

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

18.

Which genre of writing attempts to persuade or prove a point of view?

a)

Narrative

b)

Informative

c)

Argumentative

d)

Expository

19.

In grammar, what kind of word is "he", "she", or "it" that takes the place of a proper name?

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

20.

What type of punctuation mark is used before words or phrases that introduce or interrupt sentences?

a)

Hyphen

b)

Semicolon

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Comma

21.

In her poem, "The New Colossus", Emma Lazarus uses a cultural reference to the famous, ancient statue called the Colossus of Rhodes. What is the literary name for such a cultural reference?

a)

Personification

b)

Allusion

c)

Alliteration

d)

Symbolism

22.

A poem that tells a story is referred to as what?

a)

Lyric

b)

Narrative

c)

Concrete

d)

Haiku

23.

A poem that uses vivid, musical language to express thoughts and feelings is referred to as what?

a)

Narrative

b)

Lyric

c)

Haiku

d)

Concrete

24.

Which is a theme of the novel 'The Outsiders'?

a)

Money motivates people to act kind and generous.

b)

Friendship are less important than family.

c)

Don't judge people based on appearances.

d)

Poor people and rich people have nothing in common.

25.

Legendary stories like "King Arthur" and "Robin Hood" are based on historical facts but exaggerated for effect. This refers to what literary concept?

a)

Irony

b)

Personification

c)

Symbolism

d)

Hyperbole