WorksheetsLiterary Terms Quiz
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound among words
a)
alliteration
b)
script
c)
consonance
d)
metaphor
2.
what happens is the opposite of what we expect would happen
a)
situational irony
b)
act
c)
partial rhyme
d)
imagery
3.
a grouped set of lines in a poem set apart with a line of space
a)
stanza
b)
verbal irony
c)
third person limited
d)
protagonist
4.
a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning
a)
idiom
b)
third person omniscient
c)
complete rhymes
d)
myth
5.
phrases or lines of a poem that are repeated
a)
refrain
b)
archetype
c)
resolution
d)
plot
6.
words whose final syllables have the exact same sound
a)
complete rhymes
b)
refrain
c)
simile
d)
third person limited
7.
the author tells you explicitly what a character is like
a)
direct characterization
b)
couplet
c)
theme
d)
alliteration
8.
vivid writing that appeals to the senses
a)
imagery
b)
historical fiction
c)
third person omniscient
d)
situational irony
9.
the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story
a)
suspense
b)
theme
c)
verbal irony
d)
rising action
10.
the most exciting or intense part of the story for the protagonist; a turning point in the story
a)
climax
b)
alliteration
c)
antagonist
d)
archetype
11.
a genre that is set in the future and based on the impact of real, potential, or imagined technology
a)
science fiction
b)
simile
c)
static character
d)
historical fiction
12.
rhymes at the ends of lines
a)
end rhymes
b)
tone
c)
first person
d)
simile
13.
a repetition of consonant sounds among words
a)
consonance
b)
character traits
c)
couplet
d)
act
14.
where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed
a)
exposition
b)
complete rhymes
c)
direct characterization
d)
end rhymes
15.
a comparison of unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing
a)
metaphor
b)
antagonist
c)
tone
d)
refrain
16.
sarcasm; what is said is the opposite of what is meant
a)
verbal irony
b)
fantasy
c)
refrain
d)
personification
17.
a truth about life that is revealed in a story
a)
theme
b)
alliteration
c)
exposition
d)
tone
18.
the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved
a)
resolution
b)
flashback
c)
act
d)
idiom
19.
a character who undergoes a deep change from within in a story
a)
dynamic character
b)
stage directions
c)
hyperbole
d)
verse
20.
adjectives that describe a character on the inside
a)
character traits
b)
idiom
c)
dynamic character
d)
assonance
21.
the main character in a story
a)
protagonist
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
flashback
22.
a pair of two lines in a poem containing end rhymes
a)
couplet
b)
stanza
c)
climax
d)
alliteration
23.
a recurring symbol or motif in literature
a)
archetype
b)
line
c)
script
d)
mood
24.
the narrator is not in the story but focuses on one character's point of view
a)
third person limited
b)
direct characterization
c)
fantasy
d)
hyperbole
25.
rhymes within lines
a)
internal rhymes
b)
rising action
c)
protagonist
d)
scene
26.
the effect when the reader or audience knows something a character doesn't know
a)
dramatic irony
b)
assonance
c)
flashback
d)
verbal irony
27.
a genre that is set in the modern present with human characters
a)
realistic fiction
b)
third person limited
c)
indirect characterization
d)
symbolism
28.
a point of view in which the narrator is a person in the story
a)
first person
b)
partial rhyme
c)
stage directions
d)
third person omniscient
29.
the attitude of the writer or speaker
a)
tone
b)
resolution
c)
archetype
d)
stage directions
30.
an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
mood
d)
exposition
31.
hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in a story
a)
foreshadowing
b)
first person
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
couplet
32.
the author shows you what a character is like through his thoughts, feelings, choices, words, and actions
a)
indirect characterization
b)
symbolism
c)
metaphor
d)
line
33.
the author interrupts the plot to recreate an event of earlier time
a)
flashback
b)
plot
c)
assonance
d)
onomatopoeia
34.
events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
a)
falling action
b)
personification
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
35.
descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is performed
a)
stage directions
b)
situational irony
c)
realistic fiction
d)
suspense
36.
giving human qualities to nonhuman things
a)
personification
b)
climax
c)
alliteration
d)
realistic fiction
37.
what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story
a)
plot
b)
foreshadowing
c)
suspense
d)
resolution
38.
a comparison that uses the words like or as
a)
simile
b)
protagonist
c)
alliteration
d)
foreshadowing
39.
a point of view where the narrator knows all
a)
third person omniscient
b)
falling action
c)
character traits
d)
dramatic irony
40.
using an object or word to represent an abstract idea
a)
symbolism
b)
mood
c)
internal rhymes
d)
first person
41.
a single line of a poem
a)
verse
b)
dynamic character
c)
science fiction
d)
stanza
42.
the atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature
a)
mood
b)
myth
c)
rising action
d)
climax
43.
a character that remains the same throughout the story
a)
static character
b)
metaphor
c)
myth
d)
theme
44.
the repetition of vowel sounds among words
a)
assonance
b)
end rhymes
c)
symbolism
d)
partial rhyme
45.
a major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes
a)
act
b)
verse
c)
dramatic irony
d)
script
46.
a genre that is set in the past and may include real people, places, or significant events from history
a)
historical fiction
b)
direct characterization
c)
imagery
d)
indirect characterization
47.
the written text of a play
a)
script
b)
science fiction
c)
falling action
d)
consonance
48.
words whose final syllables almost rhyme
a)
partial rhyme
b)
static character
c)
verse
d)
antagonist
49.
the person (or force) in conflict with the protagonist
a)
antagonist
b)
suspense
c)
situational irony
d)
science fiction
50.
spoken dialogue by a character in a play
a)
line
b)
consonance
c)
end rhymes
d)
fantasy
51.
the main part of the story where complications arise
a)
rising action
b)
scene
c)
line
d)
dynamic character
52.
a genre of fiction that contains magical elements
a)
fantasy
b)
dramatic irony
c)
plot
d)
internal rhymes
53.
words whose sounds suggest their meaning
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
internal rhymes
c)
scene
d)
character traits
54.
a type of folktale that explains something about nature, the world, or how things came to be the way they are
a)
myth
b)
imagery
c)
stanza
d)
static character
55.
a subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when characters leave the stage
a)
scene
b)
realistic fiction
c)
historical fiction
d)
complete rhymes
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