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Literary Terms Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The character that opposes the main character is called the __.
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
character foil
d)
symbolism
2.
The attitude an author takes toward a subject is called ___.
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
pessimism
d)
syntax
3.
When and where a story takes place is called the ___.
a)
setting
b)
resolution
c)
climax
d)
mood
4.
Any language that appeals to the senses is called ___.
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
irony
d)
imagery
5.
Science fiction, dystopian fiction, nonfiction, lyric poetry, epic poetry, and historical fiction are all examples of ___.
a)
setting
b)
syntax
c)
genre
d)
mood
6.
Deciding whether or not to ask someone on a date would be considered ___.
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
irony
d)
imagery
7.
Trying to survive in a blizzard would be mostly a/an __.
a)
internal conflict
b)
external conflict
c)
denotation
d)
flashback
8.
These images represent different products/companies.  This is called __.
a)
imagery
b)
symbolism
c)
mood
d)
irony
9.
When the result is the opposite of what is expected, it is called ___.
a)
tone
b)
exposition
c)
genre
d)
irony
10.

What is the method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work?

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

characterization

d)

theme

11.

Who is the hero or central character of a literary work?

a)

the "good guy"

b)

antagonist

c)

villain

d)

protagonist

12.

What is the second section of the typical plot in which the main character begins to grapple with the story’s main conflict?

a)

climax

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

denouement

13.

What is internal conflict?

a)

man versus man

b)

man versus self

c)

man versus nature

d)

man versus society

14.

Which literary term describes the feeling that a reader gets from the elements of the story?

a)

mood

b)

theme

c)

tone

d)

plot

15.

What is the device that uses a tangible thing to stand for an idea?

a)

theme

b)

tone

c)

foreshadowing

d)

symbolism

16.

Plot is the word that we use to describe all of the action of the story, but what's the word that we use to describe what the story is really about, the underlying message?

a)

genre

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

fiction

17.

Compare two things not using like or as

a)

simile

b)

imagery

c)

metaphor

d)

narrative

18.

When the author gives human qualities to nonhuman things

a)

dialogue

b)

onomatpoeia

c)

periodicals

d)

personification

19.

A hint in a story that tells the reader what might happen next

a)

context clue

b)

foreshadowing

c)

dialect

d)

cite evidence

20.

When the author interrupts the order of events in a story by telling something that happened in the past.

a)

foreshadowing

b)

moral

c)

flashback

d)

theme

21.

The message about life the author conveys in a story

a)

compare

b)

bias

c)

flashback

d)

theme

22.

The series of events in a story-

a)

resolution

b)

exposition

c)

plot

d)

setting

23.

When the author uses he, she, and they, and you know what all the characters are thinking-

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

24.

When a narrator is a character in the story and "I" is used-

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person omniscient

25.

Which of the following is the best definition of conflict?

a)

The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

b)

The struggle between two opposing forces in a story

c)

A type of art, music, or literature characterized by a specific form

d)

A message about life being conveyed by a story

26.

Which of the following is the best definition of resolution?

a)

The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

b)

A message about life being conveyed by a story

c)

The sequence of events within a story

d)

The end of a story when the main problems have been solved

27.

Which of the following is the best definition of climax?

a)

A psychological struggle within the mind of a character

b)

The part of a story that happens after the most exciting point but before the problems are solved

c)

The most exciting part of a story when the tension is at the highest point

d)

The sequence of events within a story

28.

Which of the following is the best definition of rising action?

a)

The most exciting part of a story when the tension is at the highest point

b)

When the author of a story jumps back in time to have a character relive an important event or experience

c)

The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

d)

The beginning of a story when the reader learns about background information, characters, setting, and environment

29.

Which of the following is the best definition of falling action?

a)

The sequence of events within a story

b)

The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

c)

The beginning of a story when the reader learns about background information, characters, setting, and environment

d)

The part of a story that happens after the most exciting point but before the problems are solved

30.

Which of the following sentence contains a hyperbole?

a)

My virtual classmates are a sea of anonymous faces.

b)

The kite cut through the air like a sharp bite.

c)

Ms. Evans is the busiest teacher in the entire universe.

d)

The fireworks zipped and exploded into colorful raining stars.

31.
When using speech that is not meant to be interpreted literally, it is called 
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Sarcasm
c)
Allusion
d)
Harry Potter 
32.
A reference to a well-known work of art, music, history, or literature is called a/an 
a)
Reference
b)
Allusion 
c)
Illusion
d)
Illuminati
33.
When the audience knows something that the onstage actors do not, it is called 
a)
Irony
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
A Joke
d)
Tragedy 
34.
A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as" is called a/an 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Imagery 
d)
Meteor 
35.
A simile compares two unlike things using the words
a)
"ike" or "sure" 
b)
"like" or "as" 
c)
"like" or" assurance" 
d)
"mike" or "as"
36.

type of writing that RIDICULES something in order to reveal a WEAKNESS

a)

metaphor

b)

sonnet

c)

satire

d)

memoir

37.

CENTRAL IDEA of a work of literature

a)

tragic flaw

b)

theme

c)

memoir

d)

sonnet

38.

The vantage point from which a story is told

a)

theme

b)

protagonist

c)

point of view

d)

antagonist

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