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Literary Terms

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The environment or surrounding in which an event or story takes place.
a)
mood
b)
external conflict
c)
setting
d)
plot
2.
Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.
a)
Setting
b)
Characterization
c)
Personalization
d)
Flashback
3.
Where a writer/narrator gives an advance hint of what is going to happen later on in the story. Any event, action, dialogue or thought that gives a clue to what is going to happen.
a)
irony
b)
flashback
c)
foreshadowing
d)
theme
4.
When an author interrupts the chronological sequence of a story by inserting past events. 
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
c)
flashshadowing
d)
foreback
5.
the moment in the story when the action reaches its greatest conflict
a)
climax
b)
rising action
c)
falling action
d)
description
6.
the perspective from which the story is told. Could be 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person.
a)
climax
b)
point of view
c)
description
d)
opinion
7.
how the writer feels about his subject that comes through based upon the types of words chosen.
a)
tone
b)
symbol
c)
theme
d)
satire
8.
A universal life lesson about life or human nature. The message of the story.
a)
Plot
b)
Summary
c)
Central Idea
d)
Theme
9.

When the reader knows something the characters do not.

a)

Characterization

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Allusion

10.

A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.

a)

Mood

b)

Symbolism

c)

Diction

d)

Imagery

11.

When something happens that the reader wouldn’t have expected to happen.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Allusion

c)

Theme

d)

Imagery

12.

Problems characters face in any piece of literature.

a)

Symbolism

b)

Imagery

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Conflict

13.
In what part of the plot diagram does the story come to an end?
a)
exposition
b)
falling action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
14.
In what part of the plot diagram are the characters and setting introduced?
a)
exposition
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
resolution
15.
What part of the plot diagram marks the most exciting or intense moment in the story?
a)
exposition
b)
climax
c)
rising action
d)
resolution
16.
Irony means...
a)
when something is the opposite of typical expectations
b)
10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife
c)
something strong, as in made of iron
d)
sarcasm
17.
In a story, point of view means... 
a)
whose perspective the author uses to tell the story
b)
whether or not a story has a narrator
c)
the author's opinion about the events in the story 
d)
what the reader can see about the story
18.
Mood means...
a)
the author's opinions
b)
how the author feels while writing
c)
the emotional atmosphere the author creates for the reader
d)
what the author chooses to write about
19.
Where a character says the opposite of what they mean.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
Flat iron
20.
A character that remains fundamentally the same.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Dynamic character
c)
Static Character
d)
Main Character
21.
A form of language specific to a region or group.
a)
Diction
b)
Syntax
c)
Dialect
d)
Analogy
22.
A character that experiences great change.
a)
Main character
b)
Dynamic character
c)
Static character
d)
Antagonist
23.

The antagonist of a story is:

a)

the main character of the story

b)

the "good guy"

c)

the character/thing that creates a conflict (problem) for the main character

d)

the hero of the story

24.

What is main character, the person usually trying to solve a conflict, of a story called?

a)

supporting character

b)

protagonist

c)

antagonist

d)

point of view

25.

What is the set up of the story that tells a little bit about the character, the setting, and conflict?

a)

introduction

b)

inciting incident

c)

exposition

d)

plot

26.

What is the series of conflicts or problems before the most exciting part of the story called?

a)

inciting incident

b)

falling action

c)

rising action

d)

resolution

27.

What is the turning point of a story (gasp moment) called?

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

conflict

d)

climax

28.

What are the series of events leading to the where the story wraps up?

a)

resolution

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

rising action

29.

What is the ending, where everything is wrapped up and the questions are answered called?

a)

exposition

b)

resolution

c)

falling action

d)

conclusion

30.

Omnipotent, first person, second person, and third person are all examples of ...

a)

point of view

b)

protagonist

c)

antagonist

d)

characterization

31.
Conflict is the ________________________ between opposing forces.
a)
Struggle
b)
Friendship
c)
Relationship
d)
Story
32.
________________________ conflict takes place in a character’s head/mind.
a)
Internal
b)
External
33.
________________________ conflict takes place between a character and an outside force.
a)
Internal
b)
External
34.
Which point of view uses pronouns like “I”, “we”, “my”?
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
None of the above
35.
Which point of view uses a narrator that tells the story from only one character’s perspective?
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
None of the above
36.
Which point of view allows the reader to find out what all of the characters do, know, think, and witness?
a)
First Person
b)
Third Person Limited
c)
Third Person Omniscient
d)
None of the above
37.
What literary device makes the reader curious about what will happen next?
a)
Symbolism
b)
Irony
c)
Suspense
d)
Flashback
38.
Writers use ______________ to describe how a subject LOOKS, SOUNDS, FEELS, TASTES or SMELLS
a)
Personification
b)
Setting
c)
Protagonist
d)
Imagery
39.

What is indirect characterization?

a)

The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

b)

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

40.

What is direct characterization?

a)

The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.

b)

The process by which the narrator tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

41.
dynamic
a)
character develops and grows during the story
b)
shows only one character trait
c)
character does not change throughout the story
42.
static
a)
character develops and grows during the story
b)
shows only one character trait
c)
character does not change throughout the story
43.

Which of the following is an example of theme?

a)

Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.

b)

Jack risked his life to save Jane.

c)

Don't judge people by outward appearances.

d)

Happiness

44.

Which is an example of theme?

a)

Connor overcame his obstacles with his mindset.

b)

Risa took a bad situation and made the most of it.

c)

People's decisions are often an indication of their true character.

d)

Jack is a follower.

45.

What is theme?

a)

message about life that the author expresses

b)

the time, location, and mood of a story

c)

sequence of events

d)

the main events

46.

What does theme add to a story?

a)

A sense of location.

b)

An important message.

c)

Motivation for the characters.

d)

Dialogue for the characters.

47.
What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
a)
To be a pretty sentence
b)
To be a sentence in your introduction
c)
To introduce your paper to the reader
d)
To explain what your essay will be about
48.

What does T.A.G. stand for in a thesis statement?

a)

Title Antagonist Guess

b)

Title Author Genre

c)

Time Argument Gender

d)

Test Agree Gain

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