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LITERARY ELEMENTS & FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Main character, sometimes the hero, always has a goal to accomplish.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Dynamic

d)

Static

2.

Main character, often the villain, tries to stop others from completing their goals.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Dynamic

d)

Static

3.

This character changes their perspective/opinion in a profound way.

a)

Antagonist

b)

Dynamic

c)

Protagonist

d)

Static

4.

A comparisson of two or more very unlike things.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Irony

d)

Hyperbole

5.

An extreme (unrealistic) exageration.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Irony

6.

A contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Irony

7.

The following sentence:

"She is as beautiful as a sunflower."

Is an example of...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Irony

8.

The time, place, and description of where a story takes place.

a)

Exposition

b)

Resolution

c)

Purpose

d)

Setting

9.

"And they all lived happily ever after."

Is an example of ...

a)

Setting

b)

Purpose

c)

Resolution

d)

Exposition

10.

The author exposes the reader to important details of the story in the...

a)

Theme

b)

Resolution

c)

Purpose

d)

Exposition

11.

Authors write because they are hungry.

What do they want to eat?

a)

Apples

b)

P.I.E.

c)

Books

d)

Vowels

12.

This character maintains their perspective/opinion from start to finish.

a)

Dynamic

b)

Static

c)

Protagonist

d)

Antagonist

13.

"The heart wants, what the heart wants"

Is an example of ...

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

14.

The music played in the movie, Jaws

just before the big, bad shark appears

is an example of...

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

15.

The following sentence:

"I just read: James and the Giant Peach."

is an example of ...

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

16.

Which of the answer choices is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

Whisper

b)

Slap

c)

Yawn

d)

Crack

17.

Which form of characterization is used

when an author states that their character is rude.

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect

c)

Static

d)

Dynamic

18.

Which form of characterization is used

when an author has a character

blowing smoke in someone's face?

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect

c)

Dynamic

d)

Static

19.

When an author presents an idea over and over, and over.

a)

Theme

b)

Imagery

c)

Author's Purpose

d)

Resolution

20.

The following sentence:

"He woke to the smell of burnt toast and greasy bacon,

but all he wanted was coffee"

is an example of ...

a)

Theme

b)

Author's Purpose

c)

Imagery

d)

Plot

21.

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?

a)

Strength &

commitment

b)

Neverending

or eternal love

c)

Faithfulness

& loyalty

d)

All choices.

22.

Which form of conflict is depicted in the following story plot?

"Several fishermen are caught at sea in the middle of a terrible storm."

a)

Man Vs. Self

b)

Man Vs. Man

c)

Man Vs. Society

d)

Man Vs. Nature

23.

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."

a)

Man Vs. Self

b)

Man Vs. Man

c)

Man Vs. Society

d)

Man Vs. Nature

24.

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."

a)

Man Vs. Self

b)

Man Vs. Man

c)

Man Vs. Society

d)

Man Vs. Nature

25.

Which form of conflict is depicted in the following story plot?

"Dorothy and her friends are trying to steel the wicked witch's broom."

a)

Man Vs. Self

b)

Man Vs. Man

c)

Man Vs. Society

d)

Man Vs. Nature

26.

A series of actions/events that move the plot toward the climax.

a)

Rising action

b)

Falling action

c)

Climax

d)

Plot

27.

A series of actions/events that move the plot toward the resolution.

a)

Rising action

b)

Falling action

c)

Climax

d)

Conflict

28.

The part of the story where the pattern changes; the turning point.

a)

Rising action

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Conflict

29.

A struggle between opposing forces.

a)

Climax

b)

Conflict

c)

Plot

d)

Theme

30.

A sequence of events in a story.

a)

Conflict

b)

Plot

c)

Climax

d)

Purpose