WorksheetsLITERARY ELEMENTS & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Main character, sometimes the hero, always has a goal to accomplish.
Protagonist
Antagonist
Dynamic
Static
Main character, often the villain, tries to stop others from completing their goals.
Protagonist
Antagonist
Dynamic
Static
This character changes their perspective/opinion in a profound way.
Antagonist
Dynamic
Protagonist
Static
A comparisson of two or more very unlike things.
Metaphor
Simile
Irony
Hyperbole
An extreme (unrealistic) exageration.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Irony
A contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Irony
The following sentence:
"She is as beautiful as a sunflower."
Is an example of...
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Irony
The time, place, and description of where a story takes place.
Exposition
Resolution
Purpose
Setting
"And they all lived happily ever after."
Is an example of ...
Setting
Purpose
Resolution
Exposition
The author exposes the reader to important details of the story in the...
Theme
Resolution
Purpose
Exposition
Authors write because they are hungry.
What do they want to eat?
Apples
P.I.E.
Books
Vowels
This character maintains their perspective/opinion from start to finish.
Dynamic
Static
Protagonist
Antagonist
"The heart wants, what the heart wants"
Is an example of ...
Foreshadowing
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
The music played in the movie, Jaws
just before the big, bad shark appears
is an example of...
Foreshadowing
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
The following sentence:
"I just read: James and the Giant Peach."
is an example of ...
Foreshadowing
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
Which of the answer choices is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
Whisper
Slap
Yawn
Crack
Which form of characterization is used
when an author states that their character is rude.
Direct
Indirect
Static
Dynamic
Which form of characterization is used
when an author has a character
blowing smoke in someone's face?
Direct
Indirect
Dynamic
Static
When an author presents an idea over and over, and over.
Theme
Imagery
Author's Purpose
Resolution
The following sentence:
"He woke to the smell of burnt toast and greasy bacon,
but all he wanted was coffee"
is an example of ...
Theme
Author's Purpose
Imagery
Plot
The color white stands for purity, black represents evil,
roses stand for romance, and apples for teachers, while a
butterfly symbolizes transformation and a dog can represent loyalty.
What does a wedding ring symbolize?
Strength &
commitment
Neverending
or eternal love
Faithfulness
& loyalty
All choices.
Which form of conflict is depicted in the following story plot?
"Several fishermen are caught at sea in the middle of a terrible storm."
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Man
Man Vs. Society
Man Vs. Nature
Which form of conflict is depicted in the following story plot?
"A boy considers asking a girl on a date — but they see each other every day at school, and he's afraid it will be awkward if she says no."
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Man
Man Vs. Society
Man Vs. Nature
Which form of conflict is depicted in the following story plot?
"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the civil rights movement
from 1955 until his assassination in 1968."
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Man
Man Vs. Society
Man Vs. Nature
Which form of conflict is depicted in the following story plot?
"Dorothy and her friends are trying to steel the wicked witch's broom."
Man Vs. Self
Man Vs. Man
Man Vs. Society
Man Vs. Nature
A series of actions/events that move the plot toward the climax.
Rising action
Falling action
Climax
Plot
A series of actions/events that move the plot toward the resolution.
Rising action
Falling action
Climax
Conflict
The part of the story where the pattern changes; the turning point.
Rising action
Climax
Resolution
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces.
Climax
Conflict
Plot
Theme
A sequence of events in a story.
Conflict
Plot
Climax
Purpose
