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Literary Devices Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is personification?

a)

a word that mimics a sound

b)

repetition of consonant sounds

c)

Giving an inanimate object human characteristics

d)

using symbols to represent something

2.

The comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as" is called a ________.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Allusion

d)

Suspense

3.

The comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is called a ______.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Tone

d)

External Conflict

4.

A reference to something famous in literature/culture is called a(n) ________.

a)

Allusion

b)

Conflict

c)

Dialogue

d)

Diction

5.

The following is an example of ___________.

"I don't want to go to school" whined Bob.

Mom replied, "I am sorry, but you have to go to school."

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Dialogue

d)

Symbol

6.

The antagonist is the:

a)

hero of the story.

b)

background character.

c)

a foreshadowed complex character.

d)

character or force opposing the protagonist.

7.

This is something that represents something else. It can be figurative or literal.

a)

Symbol

b)

Allusion

c)

Antagonist

d)

Narrative

8.

How the author feels about a topic is known as:

a)

Suspense

b)

Mood

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Tone

9.

An unchanging complex personality is known as:

a)

a static (flat) character.

b)

a dynamic (round) character.

c)

a suspenseful character.

d)

an antagonist.

10.

The state of apprehension, anxiety, or excitement is known as:

a)

Terror

b)

Delight

c)

Suspense

d)

Surprise

11.

A conflict that exists outside of the character is known as a(n) ________.

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

c)

Irony

d)

Mood

12.

A story told from the point of view of the main character is told in ________ point of view.

a)

1st Person

b)

2nd person

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person omniscient

13.

Presenting connected events in order to tell a good story is known as:

a)

Narrative

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Metaphor

14.

The kind of person a character is:

a)

Setting

b)

Conflict

c)

Characterization

d)

Climax

15.

Repeating consonant sounds in a set of words is known as _______.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Tone

d)

Mood

16.

The sequence of events in a story is called ________.

a)

Plot

b)

Narrative

c)

Diagram

d)

Antagonist

17.

People/forces/ideas/interests/values that oppose each other is called _______.

a)

Diction

b)

Dialogue

c)

Irony

d)

conflict

18.

The leading character or champion is called the ________.

a)

Antagonist

b)

Motif

c)

Protagonist

d)

Omniscient Point of View

19.

The dominant or unifying idea in a piece of literature

a)

Motif

b)

Conflict

c)

Theme

d)

Climax

20.

Words used to convey a meaning opposite of its literal meaning is called _____.

a)

Diction

b)

Setting

c)

Simile

d)

Irony

21.

The setting has to include which TWO elements? (Choose 2 answers)

a)

Time Period

b)

Conversations

c)

Location

d)

Mood

22.

Hints and clues about events to come later in a story is called _______.

a)

Illusion

b)

Allusion

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

External conflict

23.

A changing complex personality in a character is known as a _____.

a)

Flat (static) character

b)

Suspense

c)

Irony

d)

Round (Dynamic) character

24.

Thoughts and or feelings of all the characters as told by the narrator is called _______.

a)

Omniscient Point of View

b)

1st Person Point of View

c)

2nd Person Point of View

d)

3rd Person Point of View

25.

Feeling or atmosphere created by the story is called ______.

a)

tone

b)

plot

c)

mood

d)

symbol

26.

A conflict that exists within the character is called ______.

a)

man versus supernatural

b)

man versus nature

c)

external conflict

d)

internal conflict

27.

A writer's choice of words is called _____.

a)

diction

b)

dialogue

c)

tone

d)

setting

28.

The first line on the plot diagram is the (a)  

29.

The second part of the plot diagram is the ______ ______. (two words)

(a)  

30.

The peak of the plot line is the (a)   ,

31.

The fourth part of the plot diagram is the _______ ______. (2 words)

(a)  

32.

The final piece of the plot diagram is the (a)   .