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ELEMENTS OF FICTION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It may contain a moment of final suspense, during which the final outcome of the conflict is in doubt.

(a)  

2.

Is the theme in literature that places a character against his or her own will, confusion, or fears.

a)

Man vs. Himself 

b)

Person vs. Machine

c)

person vs person

d)

person vs society

3.

Is a theme in literature that places a character against supernatural forces.

(a)  

4.

It is a technique in which an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story.

(a)  

5.

It is the rendering and ordering of the events and actions of a story.

(a)  

6.

Is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached.

(a)  

7.

Is the initial setup, where, variably, setting is established, characters are introduced, and conflict is initiated.

(a)  

8.

All of the events occur in the order in which they happened in writing.

(a)  

9.

Its purpose is to build suspense up the climactic finish.

(a)  

10.

It is defined as the problem in any piece of literature and is often classified according to the nature of the protagonist or antagonist.

(a)  

11.

The main character's conflict with another person is the focus of the story.

(a)  

12.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly is an example of person vs society conflict.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Beowulf is an example of person vs person conflict.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

The Falling action is the part of a story, usually found following the climax and showing the effects of the climax.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

From the poem, The Raven, identify the type of figures of speech the line below.

"And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor."

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

allusion

16.

From the poem, The Raven, identify the type of figures of speech in the line below.

Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter

a)

consonance

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

17.

From the poem, The Raven, identify the type of figures of speech in the line below.

But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

18.

From the poem, The Raven, identify the type of figures of speech in the line below.

That one word, as if its soul in that one word he did outpour

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

hyperbole

19.

The author of the poem " The Raven".

(a)  

20.

The raven in the poem is black, which symbolizes good luck.

a)

true

b)

false