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Literary terms A

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main character in a story

a)

narrator

b)

protagonist

c)

theme

d)

symbol

2.

A recurring (repeated) idea in a work of literature

a)

genre

b)

symbol

c)

theme

d)

character

3.

True stories

a)

nonfiction

b)

genre

c)

historical fiction

d)

overstatement

4.

The character or other being telling the story

a)

character

b)

narrator

c)

protagonist

d)

nonfiction

5.

A type of writing, such as a novel, short story, essay, etc.

a)

genre

b)

overstatement

c)

theme

d)

symbol

6.

A story that combines historical events with imagined themes and characters

a)

overstatement

b)

genre

c)

nonfiction

d)

historical fiction

7.

A person, object, word, or idea that means something in addition to its literal meaning

a)

character

b)

symbol

c)

theme

d)

genre

8.

The people or other beings in a story

a)

characters

b)

narrator

c)

protagonist

d)

overstatement

9.

Another word for "exaggeration"

a)

essay

b)

theme

c)

narrator

d)

overstatement

10.

A work (formal or informal) that states a point of view, discusses a subject, or tries to persuade a reader

a)

historical fiction

b)

essay

c)

overstatement

d)

theme