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The Outsiders - Literary Elements

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

An Allusion is...

a)

The author makes something magical happen

b)

The author refers to a historical, literary, or biblical work

c)

The author refers to a character from previous novels

d)

This is a made up word

2.

Circular Structure is...

a)

When the story has a story within it, like Inception

b)

When the story revolves in a 24-hour time period, much like a clock

c)

When the story spins around in a circle

d)

When the story finds its way back to the beginning of the narrative in its conclusion

3.

Conflict is...

a)

Resistance of some sort against the protagonist

b)

Resistance of some sort against the plot

c)

Resistance of some sort against the theme

d)

Resistance is futile

4.

A Flashback is when...

a)

The author depicts an event that will occur after the current narration

b)

The author depicts an event that occurred before the current narration

c)

The author has the characters travel back in time

d)

When the Flash moonwalks

5.

Foreshadowing happens when...

a)

The reader is given a hint of something that happened in the past

b)

The reader is given a hint of something that happened behind the scenes

c)

The reader is given a hint of something that will happen

d)

The protagonist is afraid of their shadow

6.

Metaphors are...

a)

Two concepts compared to each other using like or as

b)

Two concepts compared to each other WITHOUT using like or as

c)

Two concepts contrasted from each other

d)

Two concepts told they would look cute as a couple

7.

When you Personify something, you...

a)

Give a inanimate objects human traits

b)

Give a baby their name

c)

Give animal-like traits to humans

d)

Give human traits to inanimate objects

8.

To Symbolize is to...

a)

Use an object to advance the plot of the story

b)

Use an object or perform an action that means something more than its literal meaning

c)

Use an object to solve the conflict in the story

d)

Use inanimate objects to create a story, a la Toy Story

9.

When it comes to Theme...

a)

There can be many different themes in a piece of literature

b)

It is something that can recur throughout the text

c)

It is the underlying idea or message of a literary work

d)

It can be expressed through music in movies and tv shows

10.

Vernacular is...

a)

A made up word

b)

A scientific word for people who speak other languages

c)

Ye Olde Language

d)

The language or dialect spoken by people in a particular setting