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Literary Terms #2

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The place and time frame in which a story is told is ___.

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

theme

d)

tone

2.

This is the central part of a story where various problems arise.

a)

plot

b)

climax

c)

conflict

d)

rising action

3.

Everything that takes place immediately after the climax. The purpose of this is to bring the story from climax to a resolution.

a)

resolution

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

denouement

4.

The story is told through this character's point of view. This is usually a leading/heroic character.

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

dynamic character

d)

round character

5.

The action that makes up the sequence of a story is known as ___.

a)

description

b)

cause & effect

c)

plot

d)

confllict

6.

This character or force causes the struggle and conflict with the leading character.

a)

protagonist

b)

flat character

c)

conflict

d)

antagonist

7.

An important part of the story arc because it is the turning point. It is the pivotal moment when everything changes and the protagonist must face their final challenge. It is the most suspenseful part of a story.

a)

resolution

b)

climax

c)

exposition

d)

tone

8.

The ___ of a story typically includes the introduction of characters and setting.

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

denouement

9.

The message or lesson an author wants to communicate in a piece of literature is known as ___.

a)

tone

b)

theme

c)

mood

d)

point of view

10.

A reference to a book, historical event, famous person, etc ("Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel.")

a)

inference

b)

connotation

c)

allusion

d)

tone

11.

In literature, _____ is the use of a concrete image to represent an abstract idea.

a)

allusion

b)

theme

c)

symbolism

d)

connotation

12.

It’s used to make a comparison between two objects or concepts that aren't alike but have something in common. ("All the world's a stage.")

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

connotation

13.

In the story of The Little Prince, the prince himself is more wise and understanding than the adults he encounters on his journey, creating an unusual reversal of roles.

a)

metaphor

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

hyperbole

14.

The root meaning of urb (suburban)

a)

life

b)

under

c)

empty

d)

city

15.

The root meaning of vac (vacate, vacuum)

a)

humankind

b)

light

c)

lead, guide

d)

empty

16.

The root meaning of culpa (exculpate, inculpation, culprit)

a)

bad,abnormal

b)

before

c)

guilty, negligence

d)

across, through

17.

The root meaning of belli (rebellion, bellicose)

a)

under

b)

over & above, excessive

c)

fake, false

d)

war, aggressive

18.

The root meaning of fac (facade, factory)

a)

group with similar traits

b)

to make, do

c)

believe

d)

lead, guide

19.

The root meaning of duc/duct (conductor, vioduct)

a)

lead, guide

b)

negligence, fault

c)

straighten

d)

empty

20.

The root word with the meaning, God, religion is?

a)

urb

b)

vac

c)

the/theo

d)

anthrop

21.

The root word that means, "to straighten."

a)

rect

b)

vac

c)

urb

d)

culpa

22.

The root meaning of anthrop (anthropoligist, philanthropist)

a)

bad, abnormal

b)

humankind

c)

God, religion

d)

lawyer, judge

23.

The root meaning of luc/lum (lucid, illuminate)

a)

empty

b)

light

c)

to lead, guide

d)

straighten

24.

The root meaning of derm (exoderm, epidermis)

a)

skin

b)

eye

c)

guilty, negligent

d)

humankind

25.

The root meaning of ego (eggotistical, surperego)

a)

self

b)

life

c)

war, aggressive

d)

heart

26.

The root meaning of ocu (binocular, prolocutor)

a)

skin

b)

before

c)

over, above

d)

eye

27.

When the doctor asked to antecede the patient's symptoms, he was asking to describe symptoms that occurred?

a)

before the current symptoms

b)

after the current symptoms

c)

in opposition to the current symptoms

d)

throughout the duration of the illness

28.

My father thinks that society will turn into a dystopia because of all the injustice in the world. Knowing the meaning of dys-, Identify a context clue for dys-

a)

society

b)

turn

c)

injustice

d)

world

29.

The prefix meaning of dys- (dyspepsia, dysentery)

a)

not

b)

apart, badly

c)

over, beyond, excessive

d)

against

30.

It can be easy for many people to feel skeptical or incredulous when others tell tales of seeing ghosts. Knowing the meaning of the root word cred, incredulous means?

a)

willing to believe

b)

unwilling to believe

c)

not at fault

d)

feeling excitement

31.

After a long day, my soft bed beckoned me with open arms..” Identify the figurative device used in this sentence.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

32.

Consonance is the repetition of similar sounds- or consonants in language. Find the example.

a)

The light danced on the surface of the water.

b)

Now Peter Piper picked peppers, but Run rapped rhymes..

c)

Keep your eyes on the prize

d)

Lean mean fighting machine

33.

Alliteration is a stylistic device where a series of words in a row have the same first consonant sound. Identify an example.

a)

The sun sets silently in the serene sky

b)

Life is like a box of chocolates

c)

The little boy from Troy ate an apple from Coy.

d)

Actions speak louder than words

34.

"Let's paint the walls red" vs "I'm seeing red I'm so angry!" The first example of red is more of the dictionary meaning. The 2nd example of red is the implied or emotional association of "red" which is known as?

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

allusion

d)

inference

35.

The direct or dictionary meaning of a word is

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

allusion

d)

symbolism

36.

The suffix meaning of -hood (sisterhood, neighborhood)

a)

state or condition, group with similar interests

b)

condition, act, process

c)

relating to

d)

across, through, beyond

37.

Grab the binoculars from the top shelf before we go deer hunting. "Ocu" within binoculars refers to...

a)

your eyes

b)

your skin

c)

your feet

d)

your rash

38.

repetition of the first consonant sound (ex. She sells seashells by the seashore.)

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

pun

d)

linear structure

39.

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences (We demand truth. We demand justice. We demand equality.)

a)

parallelism

b)

metaphor

c)

anaphora

d)

antithesis

40.

persuading through the character and credibility of the author. ("As a doctor, I am best qualified to recommend the right treatment.")

a)

logos

b)

understatement

c)

ethos

d)

parallelism

41.

persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions. ("Choose our security system because no price is too high for peace of mind.")

a)

ethos

b)

hyperbole

c)

allusion

d)

pathos

42.

persuading by using logic and reasoning. ("The data clearly shows that this type of investment consistently turns a profit, even in the worst of economic downturns.")

a)

verbal irony

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

juxtaposition

43.

the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

a)

Denoument

b)

Climax

c)

Exposition

d)

Falling Action