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Literary Terms to start

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This literary terms tells when and where a story takes place

a)

conflict

b)

setting

c)

symbolism

d)

personification

2.
Which is an example of a simile?
a)
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
b)
His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
c)
A hurricane! AHHH!
d)
The hurricane screamed through the town. 
3.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A comparison using "like" or "as"
b)
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
c)
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
d)
An extreme exaggeration
4.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
5.
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a)
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
b)
When words sound like what they mean.
c)
An extreme exaggeration 
d)
A comparison 
6.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
7.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
8.
What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
9.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
10.
"The assignment was a breeze!" is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
11.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie.
12.
"He was as cool as a cucumber." is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
13.
"The stars will cry." 
The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
14.
What is an oxymoron?
a)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
b)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
c)
repeating the same initial sound in neighboring words
d)
words or phrases that are contradictory
15.
What is a simile?
a)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
b)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
c)
comparing two things by using like or as
d)
a word that resembles the sound it represents
16.

Theme is....

a)

the time and place of a literary work

b)

the underlying main idea or universal message of a literary work

c)

how the author feels about what he or she is writing about

d)

the voice in a poem; the person that is speaking in a literary work

17.

Tone is

a)

language that appeals to the five senses

b)

an implied comparison between dissimilar things

c)

when the sound of a word is its meaning

d)

how the author feels about what he/she is writing about

18.

Alliteration is

a)

when a poem follows a specific rhyming pattern

b)

the repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words

c)

when the sounds in the middle of the words repeat

d)

when a poem doesn't rhyme

19.

Imagery is...

a)

when characters have strong imaginations

b)

repetition of symbols

c)

a comparison of dissimilar things

d)

language that appeals to the five senses

20.

onomatopoeia is...

a)

language that appeals to the five senses

b)

when authors and poets use a speaker that is an insect

c)

when the sound of a word is its meaning

d)

a figure f speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics

21.

metaphor means...

a)

an implied comparison between dissiilar things

b)

a direct comparison of dissimilar things, usually using 'like' or 'as'.

c)

when a poem has four stanzas

d)

a rhyme scheme that has four end sounds

22.

What literary term/device is being used in the song lyrics below?


"If your time to you is worth savin'

Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone

For the times they are a changin' !"

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

imagery

d)

simile

23.

Where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed is the...

a)

plot

b)

exposition

c)

resolution

d)

setting

24.

The main character in a story is the...

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

theme

d)

exposition

25.

Hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in the story is...

a)

suspense

b)

flashback

c)

foreshadowing

d)

falling action

26.

The author tells you explicitly what a character is like using...

a)

indirect characterization

b)

direct characterization

c)

character traits

d)

plot

27.

What happens in a story; the chain of events that makes up a story is called...

a)

resolution

b)

rising action

c)

plot

d)

suspense

28.

The anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story is called...

a)

exposition

b)

suspense

c)

flashback

d)

foreshadowing

29.

The most exciting or intense part of the story; the turning point of the story is called...

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

climax

d)

resolution

30.

The author shows you what a character is like through his thoughts, feelings, choices, words, and actions using...

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

character traits

d)

flashback

31.

The person (or force) in conflict with the main character is the...

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

exposition

d)

climax

32.

The main part of the story where the complications arise is the...

a)

suspense

b)

rising action

c)

plot

d)

climax

33.

The end of the story where the problem is resolved is the...

a)

resolution

b)

falling action

c)

foreshadowing

d)

theme

34.

The author interrupts the plot to recreate an event of an earlier time using...

a)

suspense

b)

foreshadowing

c)

flashback

d)

character traits

35.

Events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution are called...

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

climax

d)

plot

36.

Foreshadowing gives clues about:

a)

What will happen in the future

b)

What happened in the past and future

c)

What happened in the past

d)

What is happening in the present

37.

Static Characters

a)

A humorous play on words.

b)

A person’s nickname

c)

One who remains the same throughout a story.

38.

Dynamic Characters

a)

Major characters in a story, who encounter contradictory situations, and undergo transformation during this phase.

b)

Occurs when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story.

c)

One who undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds.

39.

Flat Characters

a)

One who undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds.

b)

A type of character in fiction that does not change too much from the start of the narrative to its end.

c)

Major characters in a story, who encounter contradictory situations, and undergo transformation during this phase.

40.

Point of View

a)

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

b)

Refers to the method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction.

c)

The main character in a story, play, or novel.

41.

A character that changes a lot in a story is considered ___________.

a)

static

b)

dynamic

c)

multi-talented

d)

first person

42.

A character that changes a little or not at all is considered _____________.

a)

static

b)

dynamic

c)

boring

d)

exciting

43.

This is a reference to the Bible, history, or Greek mythology that the author expects you to know.

a)

repetition

b)

alliteration

c)

allusion

d)

resolution

44.

A ____________ is a person, animal or imaginary creature in a story, movie or play.

a)

third person

b)

theme

c)

point of view

d)

character

45.

_______________ is the methods an author uses to develop a character.

a)

narration

b)

alliteration

c)

characterization

d)

exposition

46.

This is the struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs. person; nature; society; self)

a)

exposition

b)

suspense

c)

drama

d)

conflict

47.

When the struggle happens within a character, this is known as _____________.

a)

external conflict

b)

internal conflict

c)

complications

48.

This struggle is with a character and another person, or an outside force.

a)

external conflict

b)

internal conflict

c)

complications

d)

drama

49.

___________ is the language of a certain group of people or certain place

a)

idiom

b)

dialogue

c)

dialect

d)

spoken word

50.

____________ is a conversation between two or more characters.

a)

dialogue

b)

dialect

c)

complication

d)

plot

51.

When an object represents itself and something else is an example of what literary device?

a)

flashback

b)

sonnet

c)

symbolism

d)

setting

52.

What are the three types of irony?

a)

verbal, impactful, summary

b)

dramatic, verbal, allusion

c)

verbal, dramatic, situational

d)

dramatic, ironic, verbal

53.

This type of irony is when the reader of a piece of literature knows more than characters in the story or play.

a)

Dramatic

b)

Verbal

c)

Situational

d)

Important

54.

This type of irony is when one thing is said but something else is mean entirely.

a)

dramatic

b)

verbal

c)

situational

d)

florid

55.

This type of irony is only ironic in a given time or situation.

a)

verbal

b)

hyperbolic

c)

situational

d)

dramatic