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Literary Term Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the "tone" of a story?
a)
The feeling the passage evokes from the reader
b)
The author, narrator, or speaker's attitude toward a subject
c)
The time and place of the story
d)
The summary of events in the story
2.

What is the difference between tone and mood?

a)

The way Taylor Swift told Kanye to get out of her face...OH MAN!

b)

Tone is the author's attitude toward a subject... Mood is how we are made to feel as readers, or the emotion evoked by the author.

c)

Tone is the way you talk like "Sit down! ...you can tell I'm in a mood

d)

Cause baby now we got bad blood

You know it used to be mad love

So take a look at what you've done

'Cause baby now we got bad blood

3.

Explicit is:

a)

When the answer is obvious in the text

b)

When the answer isn't in the text at all

c)

When the answer is implied in the text

d)

When the narrator is in first person

4.

Implicit is:

a)

When the narrator is in first person

b)

When the answer isn't in the text at all

c)

When the answer is hidden in the text

d)

When the answer is obvious in the text

5.
the literal, dictionary definition of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
synonym
6.
the emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
a)
denotation
b)
connotation
c)
etymology
d)
context clues
7.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

8.
Static Characters...
a)
do not change during the story
b)
have little or no detail
c)
have lots of detail
d)
change during the story
9.
Dynamic Characters...
a)
do not change during the story
b)
have little or no detail
c)
have lots of detail
d)
change during the story
10.

Travis began the school year the same as always. He never studied or completed his homework. Each report card showed the same poor grades. Although his parents encouraged him, by the end of the year, he was still doing poorly.


What type of character is he?

a)

dynamic character

b)

static character

11.

Even though she loved to dance, Shannon was nervous about joining the dance team. She tried out and made it, but never said a word to anyone. At each dance practice, Shannon got a little more comfortable with her team. By the end of the season, not only did she make friends, but she even taught the team a few dance moves.


What type of character is she?

a)

dynamic character

b)

static character

12.

A well developed, complex character is

a)

round

b)

flat

c)

static

d)

dynamic

13.

What is a protagonist?

a)

The villain of a story

b)

The main character or hero in a story

c)

To put off doing what you should be doing for later

d)

The most exciting point in a story

14.

What is an antagonist?

a)

The love interest of the main character in a story

b)

The hero or good guy in a story

c)

The organization of the story in a work of literature

d)

The person or idea that the protagonist struggles against in a story

15.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
16.

what is a metaphor

a)

Is when someone compares you to something without saying "like" or "as".

b)

When you use "like" or "as" to compare two things.

c)

The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)

17.

Dialogue is

a)

how someone sees something

b)

when two characters behave as human

c)

two characters talking

18.
What point of view uses the word 
I?
a)
1st person
b)
2nd person
c)
3rd person
19.

Characterization is the development of characters in a story. The author uses the mnemonic: STEAL. What does STEAL stand for?

a)

Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, and Looks

b)

Statements, Time, Effort, Actions, and Love

c)

Solitude, Thoughts, Enthusiasm, Actions, and Loss

20.

What does the literary term 'point of view' mean?

a)

Using your finger to get someone's attention.

b)

The narrator's position in relationship to the story being told. ex. This story is told from the child's point of view. First, second, and third person point of view.

c)

A phrase used to make a comparison.