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Literary Terms Review Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A collection of memories that an individual writes about moments or events, both public or private, that took place in the subject's life; a snapshot of a person's life.

a)

Autiobiography

b)

Biography

c)

Memoir

d)

Essay

2.

This kind of character primarily stays the same throughout the story.

a)

Round

b)

Antagonist

c)

Static

d)

Dynamic

3.

Instruction manuals are typically written in this point of view.

a)

Second person

b)

First person

c)

Third person limited

d)

Third person omniscient

4.

This is the character that another character trusts. It allows the reader to learn more about a character as they reveal information.

a)

BFF

b)

Foil

c)

Confidant

d)

Protagonist

5.

The process of examining and interpreting such things as an event, book, poem, play or other work of art.

a)

Argumentative Essay

b)

Narrative Essay

c)

Reserach Essay

d)

Analytical Essay

6.

The discrepancy between what characters know and what readers know creates this kind of irony:

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Dramatic

d)

Not irony

7.

This type of character is used to enhance another character through contrast.

a)

Flat

b)

Foil

c)

Static

d)

Confidant

8.

Problems or issues that arise that get in the way and make it difficult for the protagonist to solve the conflict.

a)

Complications

b)

External conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Conclusion

9.

“The rise in crime in Chicago requires a Batman to fix it.” This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Simile

b)

Allusion

c)

Symbolism

d)

Alliteration

10.

“I can’t believe the boat stayed afloat in the moat.” This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteraton

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Paradox

d)

Assonance

11.

"If you don’t get this message, call me.” This is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Paradox

c)

Simile

d)

Allusion

12.

What kind of irony is used in this example: Saying “oh, great” after failing an exam.

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

No Irony

d)

Situational Irony

13.

Poems that tell a story are called..

a)

Narrative poems

b)

Lyrical poems

c)

Haiku poems

d)

Ode Poems

14.

Poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter, rhyme, line length, or stanza arrangement

a)

Free Verse

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Couplet

d)

Limerick

15.

What is a four-line stanza called?

a)

Couplet

b)

Triplet

c)

Quatrain

d)

Sestet