WorksheetsThis Quizziz is Bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of these is the sequence of events that make up a story?
theme
plot
climax
exposition
Which of these is the use of words that imitate the sounds of what they describe?
onomatopoeia
simile
mood
assonance
Which of these is the central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work?
main idea
flashback
mood
theme
Which of these is the time and place in which a narrative occurs?
setting
theme
backstory
rising action
Which of these is a conversation between two characters?
dialogue
chat
flashback
introduction
Which of these is an interruption in the plot of a story to relate events that occurred in the past?
tone
daydream
flashback
foreshadowing
Which of these is a struggle between opposing forces (can be internal or external)?
tone
climax
flashback
conflict
Which of these is a category or type of literature?
alliteration
genre
Dewey decimal system
connotation
Which of these is taking the words and ideas of another and using them as your own?
hyperbole
rude
cheating
plagiarism
Which of these is the tone or attitude a writer/speaker takes toward his/her subject or audience?
tone
mood
dialogue
editorial
Which of these is the emotional feeling the reader receives from literature?
tone
mood
dialogue
editorial
Which of these is the feeling or emotion associated with a word?
tone
mood
connotation
denotation
Which of these is the dictionary definition of a word?
tone
mood
connotation
denotation
Which of these is the contrast between what is expected and reality?
irony
mood
sarcasm
adulting
Which of these is a comparison between two unlike things using like or as?
irony
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
Which of these is a comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use like or as?
irony
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
Which of these gives human characteristics to objects, animals, or abstract ideas?
magic
synecdoche
personification
metaphor
Which of these is descriptive or figurative language used to create mental pictures that appeal to one or more of the five senses?
imagery
simile
illustration
metaphor
Which of these is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together?
allusion
euphemism
assonance
alliteration
Which of these occurs at the beginning of a story and provides needed background information?
introduction
exposition
rising action
denoument
Which of these is the part of the story that begins to develop the plot and conflict(s)?
introduction
exposition
rising action
falling action
Which of these is the turning point of the story, wherein the main character usually comes face to face with a conflict?
boss fight
climax
rising action
falling action
Which of these occurs after the climax of a story but before the resolution?
exposition
hyperbole
rising action
falling action
Which of these is the part of a story when it comes to a reasonable ending?
resolution
exposition
rising action
falling action
Which of these uses clues or hints to signal events that will occur later in the plot?
onomatopoeia
plagiarism
foreshadowing
denotation
Which of these is the use of extreme exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect?
hyperbole
braggadocio
irony
tall tales
Which of these is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words?
assonance
alliteration
analogy
anaphora
Which of these is a brief reference to a person, place, idea, or thing of literary, cultural, political, or historical significance?
idiom
personification
allusion
anaphora
Which of these is an often-humorous play on words that exploits the different possible meanings of a word or uses two words that sound the same but have different meanings?
pun
idiom
paradox
simile
Which of these is an expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known through common use?
pun
idiom
paradox
simile
Which of these is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear next to each other?
irony
synecdoche
oxymoron
metaphor
Which of these is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole, or the whole is used to represent the part?
irony
synecdoche
oxymoron
metaphor
