WorksheetsEnglish 1 Elements of Literature Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Characters are
the people or animals that drive the action of the story
the time and place in which a story happens
when an author makes a comparison
when something stands for something larger than itself
The clues an author gives about a character through the characters' dress, mannerisms, actions, and attitudes are called
protagonist
setting
characterization
dialogue
The time and place in which a story happens is called what?
the metaphor
the setting
the symbol
the simile
Spoken words in a story are called what?
developments
derailment
diameter
dialogue
This type of language is what an author uses to evoke the readers' feelings or senses of smell, taste, or touch.
sinister language
indirect language
figurative language
direct language
The main idea that runs through a story is the story's what?
theme
point
dialogue
setting
What is a simile?
the way an author describes characters
something that stands for something larger than itself
When an author makes a comparison using the words "like" or "as"
When an author makes a comparison without using the words "like" or "as"
What is personification?
when an author gives a nonhuman human characteristics
when an author gives animal characteristics to a human character
when a character speaks to another character
when a character gets stuck in the past tense
What kind of narrator sees all?
fancy narrator
unreliable narrator
omniscient narrator
first person narrator
What is the opposite of an antagonist?
personification
protagonist
people
symbol
The main character or hero of the story is called what?
a protagonist
an antagonist
a symbol
a personification
Who is the character who fights against the hero, like a villain?
zoomorphism
personification
protagonist
antagonist
What type of conflict happens within a character's heart and soul?
internal conflict
external conflict
inward conflict
outward conflict
What type of conflict happens between a character and something outside of him/her/itself?
internal conflict
innate conflict
external conflict
outward conflict
What is a symbol?
a type of character that is a villain
something that stands for something other than itself
the time and place in which a story happens
the attitude a writer has toward his/her subject
What is it called when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens?
subtlety
mockery
ideology
irony
What is the opposite of personification?
myopic
zoomorphism
animaltronic
robotic
What is it called when an author gives animal traits to a human character?
personification
identification
myopia
zoomorphism
