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Literary Techniques Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a type of IRONY?

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Fantasical

d)

Dramatic

2.

What is MOOD?

a)

The author's attitude about the subject of the text

b)

The feeling the reader gets from the text; the atmosphere

c)

The feelings of the characters in the text

d)

another word for setting

3.

What constitutes a level 4 theme? Check all that apply?

a)

Specific to the text

b)

Universal

c)

Cliched

d)

One complete sentence

e)

Linked by many events in the text

4.

SENSORY IMAGERY uses the five+ (a)   to help the achieve a real experience in the reader.

5.

How did you feel about the screencast format?

a)

I liked it! It helped me understand better than just reading alone.

b)

I disliked it. It just isn't my style of learning.

c)

I'm indifferent to it.

d)

I didn't even watch.

6.

Which of the following does NOT describe a SIMILE?

a)

It is a comparison of two things

b)

It uses the words "like" or "as"

c)

It is used to be descriptive

d)

The two things being compared are equated

7.

Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

a)

The avalanche devoured everything in its path.

b)

The waves crashed on the beach.

c)

The phone rang loudly, abruptly waking me from a sound sleep.

d)

The wind blew across the meadow.

8.

Symbolism is when something tangible represents something (a)   .

9.

Characterization is achieved when an author describes characters'

a)

feelings

b)

emotions

c)

traits

10.

Which of the following does NOT describe METAPHOR

a)

A comparison of two things

b)

Uses the words "like" or "as"

c)

The two things being compared are equated

d)

It is used to be descriptive