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WorksheetsLiterary Elements - Pre-Test
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following is a type of internal conflict?
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Society
Feeling or atmosphere that a write creates for the reader. Ex. "The heavy black clouds became thick over the city and we all felt a sense of dread."
Mood
Antagonist
Character
Plot
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot. Ex. "Our hero is in a Wild West saloon. The hero walks in and orders a drink. Over in the corner, the bad guy watches him drink. As the hero leaves, the bad guy spits on the floor (what do you think will happen?)."
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Climax
Narration
A recurring theme, subject or idea. Ex. An author frequently touching on dark vs. light or good versus evil. A candle could represent a light in darkness, or storm clouds could represent temporary darkness.
Plot
Setting
Motif
Theme
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. Ex. Draco Malfoy, the Joker, the White Witch, Captain Hook.
Mood
Protagonist
Motif
Antagonist
Main character of a story. Ex. Simba, Elsa, Ariel (Little Mermaid), Cinderella, Pocahontas, Wreck it Ralph.
Setting
Protagonist
Motif
Plot
A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. "As Keri cut up the tiny pieces of paper, she thought about being a child making making crafts with her mother."
Suspense
Narration
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story. Ex. In Toy Story 3 when Woody and his friends think they might die in an incinerator. Will they make it!?
Flashback
Genre
Suspense
Narration
Words the author use to show how they feel about a given topic
Mood
Perspective
Tone
Rising Action
figures of speech that go beyond literal meaning, like metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole
Symbolism
Characterization
Mood
Figurative Language
Objects that represent something important in the story or for the characters
juxtaposition
theme
symbolism
tone
two things being seen or placed close together for contrasting effect
perspective
conflict
falling action
juxtaposition
Busy bees buzzed between bushes.
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
metaphor
I am so hungry, I could eat a whole elephant!
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
metaphor
The alarm clocked mocked me as it blared in my ear.
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
metaphor
She was like a breath of fresh air.
hyperbole
personification
simile
metaphor
Bam! The books hit the ground.
hyperbole
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
Genre is
the ideas and feelings associated with the words
the time and place of the action in a story, or play
a category in which a work of literature is classified.
a message about life or human nature that the writer’s share with the readers
A(n)______________________ is a point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect.
Metaphor
Simile
Analogy
Onomatopoeia
The way a writer creates and develops character is known as
characterization
imagery
analogy
narrator
_________________ is a message about life or human nature that the writer’s share with the readers.
Genre
Poem
Theme
Symbol
When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story is known as
flashback
irony
foreshadowing
tone
A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature is known as a(n)
alliteration
allusion
illusion
idiom
When the audience/reader knows something that a character does not.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Fehlbergian Irony
What literary element is present in the line below?
I am rock. I am an island!
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Imagery
When words are used to convey something other than the literal meaning.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Fehlbergian Irony
A fire station burning down is an example of what?
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
What point of view?
"Bob went to the store. The clerk looked at Bob, and Bob did not know what he should do."
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
What point of view?
"Bob went to the store. He was nervous. When Bob entered, the clerk became suspicious about what Bob would do next."
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
Writing in a way to appeal to the senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, sound.
Imagery
Symbolism
Alliteration
Personification
Author's word choice is also known as...
Dialect
Syntax
Diction
Point of View
