WorksheetsLiterature Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 21mins
Sally Sells Sea Shells by the sea shore.
what is this?
Personifcation
Alliteration
Hyperbole
None of the above
The feather danced across the room what.
what is this?
Personification
metaphor
Hyperbole
Similie
What does "the feather danced across the room" mean?
The feather was heavy and stuck in one place.
The feather moved about the room freely.
The feather was beautiful like a dancer.
There is no feather.
The big little shrimp.
What is this?
personifacation
hyperbole
oxymoron
idom
Giving an object/animal human traits.
What figurative language is this describing?
idiom
metaphor
simile
personification
She is as sweet as sugar.
What does this SIMILE mean?
She likes sugar.
She LOVES sweets.
She is kind and sensitive.
none of the above.
Does metaphor or simile use like or as?
Simile
Metaphor
What does it mean if an assignment is a breeze?
The assignment feels good on your skin.
The assignment is easy.
The assignment is soft and a little chilly.
None of the above.
Which of the following is an example of a theme?
Connor overcame his obstacles with a change in mindset.
Sally took a bad situation and made the most of it.
Thankful
People's decisions are often an indication of their true character.
What is theme?
Message about life that the author expresses
Sequence of events
Main events
Time, location, and mood of a story
What does theme add to a story?
A sense of location
Motivation for the characters
An important message
Dialogue for the characters
Choose the BEST answer: A story's main theme might be difficult to figure out because...
Authors rarely want the reader to figure it out.
Only complicated, adult stories have themes.
It has little to do with plot, characters, and other story elements.
It is rarely stated explicitly.
Which characterization best reinforces the theme of the importance of being prepared?
The hero spends a great deal of time training to defeat a villain.
The hero fights a villain who can control minds.
The hero lives in a society where every part of your life is planned out in advance.
The hero keeps dreaming about the problems he faces.
Unlike the topic of literature, a theme ...
can be expressed in one word
cannot be just one word
is always stated directly in the text
always shows the setting
You can often infer the theme of a piece of literature by ...
evaluating how a character has changed
determining how the conflict has resolved
sharing a character's experience
ALL of the above
A theme should be supported by ...
your own words
rationale and reasoning
evidence from the text
ALL of the above
What is it called when the author tells the reader the traits of a character's personality?
direct characterization
indirect characterization
static character
dynamic character
A character who has fully developed personality is
a round character
a flat character
a static character
a dynamic character
A character whose personality can be defined by one or two stereotypical traits is
a round character
a flat character
a dynamic character
a static character
What are character traits?
defining traits or features of a person's body. These are aspects of appearance that are visually apparent to others, even with no other information about the person.
All the aspects of a person's behavior and attitudes that make up that person's personality.
The definition of mood is
the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
revising your writing so that it is free of errors.
the overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader.
the order of events in a story.
The time, place, and culture of a piece of literature
Motif
Tone
Setting
Theme
The perspective from which the story is told
Theme
Conflict
Setting
Point of view
The type of feeling the reader gets from a work based on setting, objects, background, foreshadowing, etc.
Tone
Mood
Atmosphere
Motif
A concrete object that stands for an abstract idea connected to themes
Metaphor
Simile
Motif
Symbol
A reference to another work of literature, person, historical event, etc.; this reference adds to the reader's understanding of the text
Anaphora
Archetype
Assonance
Allusion
_______________ is when a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
Irony
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Plot
Word choice that may be determined by the writer or speaker’s style, purpose, and need to communicate is called _______.
diction
plot
setting
conflict
A story that is made up from the author's imagination that is written to entertain is considered...
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Articles
The problem in a story is called...
Theme
Setting
Conflict
Plot
