WorksheetsEnd of the Year: Literary Elements Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which genre of writing tells a story?
Informational
Narrative
Expository
Argumentative
Metaphors are an example of what kind of language?
Literal Language
Figurative Language
Language that expresses the exact meaning of words.
Figurative Language
Literal Language
The use of vivid details that appeals to the senses which brings a text to life.
Symbolism
Mood
Imagery
Hyperbole
A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare two or more things.
Allusion
Pun
Simile
Metaphor
A non-literal expression like "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of what?
Allusion
Idiom
Symbolism
Personification
Which literary concept gives human characteristics to something non-human? For example, like in the poem, "The desert is my mother".
Symbolism
Oxymoron
Personification
Onomatopoeia
"Rikki Tikki Tavi" uses a type of personification called what?
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Allegory
Anthropomorphism
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?
Tone
Theme
Point of View
Mood
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?
Symbolism
Allusion
Theme
Personification
The struggle or main problem that propels the plot forward.
Theme
Narrative sequence
Characterization
Conflict
"Chronological order" is narrative sequence ordered by what feature?
Order of Importance
Time
Cause and Effect
Logic
"Plot" is narrative sequence ordered by what feature?
Order of Importance
Time
Cause and Effect
Logic
What is the message or big idea that a text transmit to a reader?
Conflict
Theme
Narrative Sequence
Plot
The point of view of a narrator who knows everything about the characters.
First-person
Second-person
Third-person objective.
Third-person omniscient.
An author's attitude towards a text based on voice and writing style.
Mood
Tone
Audience
Atmosphere
In a plot structure, which term refers to the highest point of tension?
Conflict
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Which genre of writing attempts to persuade or prove a point of view?
Narrative
Informative
Argumentative
Expository
In grammar, what kind of word is "he", "she", or "it" that takes the place of a proper name?
Noun
Pronoun
Adjective
Preposition
What type of punctuation mark is used before words or phrases that introduce or interrupt sentences?
Hyphen
Semicolon
Apostrophe
Comma
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?
Personification
Allusion
Alliteration
Symbolism
A poem that tells a story is referred to as what?
Lyric
Narrative
Concrete
Haiku
A poem that uses vivid, musical language to express thoughts and feelings is referred to as what?
Narrative
Lyric
Haiku
Concrete
Which is a theme of the novel 'The Outsiders'?
Money motivates people to act kind and generous.
Friendship are less important than family.
Don't judge people based on appearances.
Poor people and rich people have nothing in common.
Legendary stories like "King Arthur" and "Robin Hood" are based on historical facts but exaggerated for effect. This refers to what literary concept?
Irony
Personification
Symbolism
Hyperbole
