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Literary Terms

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a unifying idea or message that the author wants the reader to take away from the work

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

2.

When the author gives hints within a story about something that is going to happen later.

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Simile

d)

Foreshadowing

3.

Perspective from which the story is told.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Point of View

c)

Plot

d)

Setting

4.

Narrator only gives insight into the thoughts and feelings of ONE character in a story, uses pronouns such as "she"and "they". Narrator is not a character in the story.

a)

First Person Point of View

b)

Second Person Point of View

c)

Third Person Omniscient ("all knowing") Point of View

d)

Third Person Limited Point of View

5.

How the writer assigns traits and features to a character

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Characterization

d)

Plot

6.
The picture illustrates what POINT OF VIEW?
a)
1st person narrator
b)
3rd person narrator
7.
If a story is told in 3rd person, it means the narrator is...
a)
a character in the story
b)
an outside observer
8.
A character that has very few traits is called a/an ___.
a)
dynamic character
b)
static character
c)
flat character
d)
round character
9.

"It's so fluffy I'm gonna die" is an example of what figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

10.

A reference to a well-known historical figure, place, or event.

a)

Paradox

b)

Simile

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Allusion

11.

A seemingly self-contradictory statement that still is true.

a)

Paradox

b)

Irony

c)

Allusion

d)

Foreshadowing

12.

Anything that stands for or represents something else is called a/an ___________.

a)

third person omniscient

b)

protagonist

c)

symbol

d)

personification

13.

___________ is a figure of speech in which two things are compared without the use of "like" or "as". Example: "On the football team, the defensive line was a concrete wall.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

first person

d)

climax

14.

The _______ point of view is when a character tells the story, and the reader knows only what this character feels and sees. This technique uses words such as I, me, and my.

a)

symbol

b)

first person

c)

third person limited

d)

tone

15.

The ____________ point of view is when a voice outside of the work or text tells the story, and the reader can tell what any character thinks and feels.

a)

rising action

b)

first person

c)

third person omniscient

d)

resolution

16.

Which point of view only allows the narrator to know the thoughts and feelings of one character? (In this case the narrator isn't a character in the story.)

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person limited

c)

3rd person omniscient

17.

During a debate, Samuel referred to his opponent's argument as 'a minor oversight', when in reality it was a significant error. This technique used by Samuel is known as what?

a)

understatement

b)

hyperbole

c)

flashback

d)

foreshadowing

18.

form of language used in a certain place of by a certain group including accents, slang, etc.

a)

stereotype

b)

dialect

c)

dialogue

d)

hyperbole

19.

The perspective or vantage point, from which a story is told.

a)

tone

b)

symbol

c)

point of view

d)

flashback

20.

A particular way of speaking that is unique to a social class or region

a)

dialect

b)

dialogue

c)

diction

d)

hyperbole

21.

The type of characterization when things about the character are told to us.

a)

direct characterization

b)

indirect characterization

c)

static characterization

d)

dynamic characterization

22.

Evelyn is writing a story and she wants to avoid using an overused expression. What should she avoid?

a)

Cliche

b)

Climax

c)

Style

d)

Imagery

23.

The dictionary definition of a word.

a)

connotation

b)

consonance

c)

diction

d)

denotation

24.

The word vacation may bring other words to mind: beach, fun, family, relaxation. This is an example of its:

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

diction

d)

dialect

25.

Caricature in literature is when…

a)

an author makes a character seem less intelligent or attractive because that character is supposed to be the villain of the text.

b)

an author describes a character so accurately and realistically that the reader feels personally connected to the character

c)

an author downplays a character’s physical characteristics so their intelligence is more apparent and important.

d)

an author uses exaggeration or distortion of a character’s most notable physical or or mental characteristics.

26.

Characters who are "static"

a)

Do not change or learn any important lesson throughout the story

b)

change and learn an important lesson throughout the story

c)

are confrontational - they create problems in the story

d)

are boring characters

27.

Characters who change and learn important life lessons throughout a story are called

a)

Static

b)

Antagonist

c)

Protagonist

d)

Dynamic

28.

Direct Characterization is

a)

when characters overcome the conflict in the story

b)

when readers identify the setting in a story

c)

when authors tell the reader about the character's personality

d)

the way characters interact

29.

What type of character is given many character traits and considered well-developed?

a)

Flat

b)

Round

30.

What type of character is given on a few traits and is considered not developed in a story?

a)

Flat

b)

Round

31.

What is shown?

a)

Pun

b)

Allusion

c)

Cliche

d)

Paradox

32.

What is a rhetorical question?

a)

Repeating a specific phrase to add structure or rhythm.

b)

Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.

c)

Comparing two unlike things for emphasis.

d)

A question that has an obvious answer, only used to further an argument

33.

An over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect (example: There is enough food in this fridge to feed an army!)

a)

imagery

b)

allusion

c)

hyperbole

d)

anaphora

34.

A question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect or to emphasize an obvious point (example: Can birds fly? There's no point, is there? Is this a joke?)

a)

hyperbole

b)

literal question

c)

rhetorical question

d)

anaphora

35.

"If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing."

a)

Irony

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Paradox