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Literary Terms Review

Total questions: 193

Worksheet time: 6hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The moral or message readers should learn from the story  (Does the character learn something or change?  How is conflict resolved?)
a)
Climax
b)
Key Detail
c)
Conflict
d)
Theme
2.
main character who carries the action forward; in almost every scene (hero)
a)
1st person point of view
b)
antagonist
c)
protagonist
d)
3rd person point of view
3.
How the text makes the reader feel (Ex. Peaceful, eerie, humorous, sad)
a)
description
b)
mood
c)
analysis
d)
tone
4.
People, animals, or creatures in a story or drama
a)
narrator
b)
personification
c)
characters
d)
exposition
5.
Uses "I" and is usually the main character in the story
a)
1st person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
3rd person point of view
d)
biography
6.
Comparison of unlike things that uses "like" "as" or "than" (Ex. This room is like an oven.)
a)
idiom
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
7.
Extreme exaggeration (Ex. My backpack weighs a ton.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
personficiation
8.
Text that comes from the story used to support your analysis
a)
denotative meaning
b)
connotative meaning
c)
text evidence
d)
summary
9.
character or force who opposes the protagonist (villain)
a)
indirect characterization
b)
direct characterization
c)
antagonist
d)
protagonist
10.
the narrator or a character in the story tells us exactly what we need to know about a character
a)
anecdote
b)
direct characterization
c)
indirect characterization
d)
inference
11.
Uses "you" and reader is a character in the story
a)
1st person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
3rd person point of view
d)
mood
12.
Author's attitude about their subject (Ex. Admiring, critical, nostalgic, sarcastic)
a)
text structure
b)
mood
c)
tone
d)
3rd person point of view
13.
Speaking of a nonhuman thing as if it has human feelings or actions (Ex. The wind moaned.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
simile
14.
an object represents an idea (Ex. Rose represents beauty; Rain represents sadness)
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
symbolism
15.
Comparison of unlike things that states or implies that one thing is the other (Ex. It is an oven in here.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
personfication
d)
simile
16.
Narrator is not a character in the story and refers to all characters as "he" or "she"
a)
author
b)
1st person point of view
c)
2nd person point of view
d)
3rd person point of view
17.
foreshadowing
a)
a past event inserted into a story
b)
summary of past events
c)
clues or hints about future events to happen
d)
summary of future events
18.
allusion
a)
an image
b)
an object that represents something else
c)
a reference to something famous in history, art, religion, etc.
d)
an overused phrase
19.
dramatic Irony
a)
Opposite happens but readers see it coming only
b)
Opposite happens but character see it coming only
c)
Opposite happens and readers & characters see it coming
d)
Opposite is said of what is meant; sarcasm
20.
"To restate a question" means 
a)
to reorder words from a question into a statement.
b)
to describe setting and characters.
c)
to find supportive details in the text.
d)
to state the main idea and mood. 
21.
Information gathered directly from the text to support reader's statement in response to the prompt is called 
a)
textual evidence
b)
character description
c)
foreshadowing
d)
composition 
22.
The moral or message readers should learn from the story  (Does the character learn something or change?  How is conflict resolved?)
a)
Climax
b)
Key Detail
c)
Conflict
d)
Theme
23.
main character who carries the action forward; in almost every scene (hero)
a)
1st person point of view
b)
antagonist
c)
protagonist
d)
3rd person point of view
24.
How the text makes the reader feel (Ex. Peaceful, eerie, humorous, sad)
a)
description
b)
mood
c)
analysis
d)
tone
25.
People, animals, or creatures in a story or drama
a)
narrator
b)
personification
c)
characters
d)
exposition
26.
Uses "I" and is usually the main character in the story
a)
1st person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
3rd person point of view
d)
biography
27.
Comparison of unlike things that uses "like" "as" or "than" (Ex. This room is like an oven.)
a)
idiom
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
28.
Extreme exaggeration (Ex. My backpack weighs a ton.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
personficiation
29.
Text that comes from the story used to support your analysis
a)
denotative meaning
b)
connotative meaning
c)
text evidence
d)
summary
30.
character or force who opposes the protagonist (villain)
a)
indirect characterization
b)
direct characterization
c)
antagonist
d)
protagonist
31.
the narrator or a character in the story tells us exactly what we need to know about a character
a)
anecdote
b)
direct characterization
c)
indirect characterization
d)
inference
32.
Uses "you" and reader is a character in the story
a)
1st person point of view
b)
2nd person point of view
c)
3rd person point of view
d)
mood
33.
Author's attitude about their subject (Ex. Admiring, critical, nostalgic, sarcastic)
a)
text structure
b)
mood
c)
tone
d)
3rd person point of view
34.
Speaking of a nonhuman thing as if it has human feelings or actions (Ex. The wind moaned.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
simile
35.
an object represents an idea (Ex. Rose represents beauty; Rain represents sadness)
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
idiom
d)
symbolism
36.
Comparison of unlike things that states or implies that one thing is the other (Ex. It is an oven in here.)
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
personfication
d)
simile
37.
Narrator is not a character in the story and refers to all characters as "he" or "she"
a)
author
b)
1st person point of view
c)
2nd person point of view
d)
3rd person point of view
38.
foreshadowing
a)
a past event inserted into a story
b)
summary of past events
c)
clues or hints about future events to happen
d)
summary of future events
39.
allusion
a)
an image
b)
an object that represents something else
c)
a reference to something famous in history, art, religion, etc.
d)
an overused phrase
40.
dramatic Irony
a)
Opposite happens but readers see it coming only
b)
Opposite happens but character see it coming only
c)
Opposite happens and readers & characters see it coming
d)
Opposite is said of what is meant; sarcasm
41.
"To restate a question" means 
a)
to reorder words from a question into a statement.
b)
to describe setting and characters.
c)
to find supportive details in the text.
d)
to state the main idea and mood. 
42.
Information gathered directly from the text to support reader's statement in response to the prompt is called 
a)
textual evidence
b)
character description
c)
foreshadowing
d)
composition 
43.

A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture.

a)

Mood

b)

Theme

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

44.

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.

a)

Theme

b)

Symbolism

c)

Connotation

d)

Metaphor

45.

A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.

a)

Mood

b)

Symbolism

c)

Diction

d)

Imagery

46.

The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Euphemism

d)

Personification

47.

A comparison between two things that have something in common without using like or as.

a)

Simile

b)

Diction

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

48.

Words and phrases that appeal to readers five senses.

a)

Imagery

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Conflict

d)

Simile

49.

A comparison of two things that have some quality in common; includes like or as.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Symbolism

c)

Theme

d)

Simile

50.

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Diction

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

51.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters).

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

52.

The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning (ex. buzz, hiss, pop).

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Connotation

c)

Metaphor

d)

Characterization

53.

A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture.

a)

Mood

b)

Theme

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

54.

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.

a)

Theme

b)

Symbolism

c)

Connotation

d)

Metaphor

55.

A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.

a)

Mood

b)

Symbolism

c)

Diction

d)

Imagery

56.

The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Euphemism

d)

Personification

57.

A comparison between two things that have something in common without using like or as.

a)

Simile

b)

Diction

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

58.

Words and phrases that appeal to readers five senses.

a)

Imagery

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Conflict

d)

Simile

59.

A comparison of two things that have some quality in common; includes like or as.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Symbolism

c)

Theme

d)

Simile

60.

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Diction

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

61.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters).

a)

Connotation

b)

Denotation

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

62.

The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning (ex. buzz, hiss, pop).

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Connotation

c)

Metaphor

d)

Characterization

63.

The method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes showing the character's appearance, displaying the character's actions, revealing the character's thoughts, letting the character speak, and getting the reactions of others.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Characterization

64.

The struggle found in fiction. May be internal or external and is best seen in either man in conflict with another man, man in conflict with nature, or man in conflict with self.

a)

Conflict / Plot

b)

Diction

c)

Flashback

65.

Language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Imagery

66.

An implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

67.

Giving human qualities to animals or objects

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Paradox

c)

Personification

68.

Determining time and place in fiction

a)

Rhyme

b)

Setting

c)

Simile

69.

The attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, etc.

a)

Symbol

b)

Theme

c)

Tone

70.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words. [EX: sweet smell of success; a dime a dozen; bigger and better; jump for joy]

a)

Alliteration

b)

Theme

c)

Setting

71.

Action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time which is necessary to better understanding

a)

Symbol

b)

Personification

c)

Flashback

72.

An exaggeration or overstatement. [EX: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse; He's as big as a house].

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Imagery

73.

The method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes showing the character's appearance, displaying the character's actions, revealing the character's thoughts, letting the character speak, and getting the reactions of others.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Characterization

74.

The struggle found in fiction. May be internal or external and is best seen in either man in conflict with another man, man in conflict with nature, or man in conflict with self.

a)

Conflict / Plot

b)

Diction

c)

Flashback

75.

Language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Imagery

76.

An implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant

a)

Irony

b)

Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

77.

Giving human qualities to animals or objects

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Paradox

c)

Personification

78.

Determining time and place in fiction

a)

Rhyme

b)

Setting

c)

Simile

79.

The attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, etc.

a)

Symbol

b)

Theme

c)

Tone

80.

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words. [EX: sweet smell of success; a dime a dozen; bigger and better; jump for joy]

a)

Alliteration

b)

Theme

c)

Setting

81.

Action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time which is necessary to better understanding

a)

Symbol

b)

Personification

c)

Flashback

82.

An exaggeration or overstatement. [EX: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse; He's as big as a house].

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Imagery

83.

A person, thing or idea that is opposed to or struggles against the main character in a literary work.

a)

protagonist

b)

exposition

c)

plot

d)

antagonist

84.

Time and place in which the story occurs

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

setting

d)

conflict

85.

The "bigger" idea of a work of literature; the message that can be applied to life in general

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

inference

86.

Drawing conclusions from limited information

a)

point of view

b)

climax

c)

exposition

d)

inference

87.

Choice of narration (who is telling the story)

a)

point of view

b)

antagonist

c)

characterization

d)

theme

88.

The ways the author develops a character, using speech, thoughts, actions, reactions of others, and descriptions

a)

climax

b)

characterization

c)

conflict

d)

antagonist

89.

The main events that occur in the story

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

conflict

90.

The main character in a literary work.

a)

antagonist

b)

exposition

c)

conflict

d)

protagonist

91.

Look at the plot diagram. What information do you put at #1? This information tells the mood of the story.

a)

theme

b)

conflict

c)

exposition

d)

point of view

92.

Look at the plot diagram. What goes in place of #2? This information is the main struggle of the story.

a)

inference

b)

falling action

c)

conflict

d)

plot

93.

What information goes in place of #3?

a)

conflict

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

plot

94.

Look at the plot diagram. What information goes in place of #4. This is where the conflict gets worked out.

a)

resolution

b)

exposition

c)

climax

d)

plot

95.

Look at the plot diagram. What information goes in place of #5?

a)

conflict

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

climax

96.

Look at the plot diagram. What information goes in place of #6?

a)

conclusion/resolution

b)

rising actions

c)

conflict

d)

plot

97.

The type of conflict where the character is struggling with guilt or a tough decision (do I tell on my friend for stealing?)

a)

man vs. self

b)

man vs. man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs. fate

98.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with another person in the story.

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs. nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

99.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with a natural force (snow, tornado, stuck in the woods)

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

100.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with rules or views of the entire society (ex. discrimination)

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

101.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with what is supposed to happen to them(ex. an arranged marriage, having to join the military)

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

102.

A person, thing or idea that is opposed to or struggles against the main character in a literary work.

a)

protagonist

b)

exposition

c)

plot

d)

antagonist

103.

Time and place in which the story occurs

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

setting

d)

conflict

104.

The "bigger" idea of a work of literature; the message that can be applied to life in general

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

inference

105.

Drawing conclusions from limited information

a)

point of view

b)

climax

c)

exposition

d)

inference

106.

Choice of narration (who is telling the story)

a)

point of view

b)

antagonist

c)

characterization

d)

theme

107.

The ways the author develops a character, using speech, thoughts, actions, reactions of others, and descriptions

a)

climax

b)

characterization

c)

conflict

d)

antagonist

108.

The main events that occur in the story

a)

climax

b)

resolution

c)

plot

d)

conflict

109.

The main character in a literary work.

a)

antagonist

b)

exposition

c)

conflict

d)

protagonist

110.

Look at the plot diagram. What information do you put at #1? This information tells the mood of the story.

a)

theme

b)

conflict

c)

exposition

d)

point of view

111.

Look at the plot diagram. What goes in place of #2? This information is the main struggle of the story.

a)

inference

b)

falling action

c)

conflict

d)

plot

112.

What information goes in place of #3?

a)

conflict

b)

exposition

c)

rising action

d)

plot

113.

Look at the plot diagram. What information goes in place of #4. This is where the conflict gets worked out.

a)

resolution

b)

exposition

c)

climax

d)

plot

114.

Look at the plot diagram. What information goes in place of #5?

a)

conflict

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

climax

115.

Look at the plot diagram. What information goes in place of #6?

a)

conclusion/resolution

b)

rising actions

c)

conflict

d)

plot

116.

The type of conflict where the character is struggling with guilt or a tough decision (do I tell on my friend for stealing?)

a)

man vs. self

b)

man vs. man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs. fate

117.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with another person in the story.

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs. nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

118.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with a natural force (snow, tornado, stuck in the woods)

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

119.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with rules or views of the entire society (ex. discrimination)

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

120.

The type of conflict where the main character struggles with what is supposed to happen to them(ex. an arranged marriage, having to join the military)

a)

man vs self

b)

man vs man

c)

man vs nature

d)

man vs society

e)

man vs fate

121.

The practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects or animals.

a)

Theme

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Mood

122.

The sequence of events and happenings that make up a story

a)

Conflict

b)

Suspense

c)

Personification

d)

Plot

123.

Time and location the story is taking place.

a)

Setting

b)

“The Necklace”

c)

Idiom

d)

CER

124.

Problem in the story

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

c)

Conflict

d)

Personification

125.

Central Character

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

c)

The Husband

d)

Plot

126.

Protagonist vs Antagonist

a)

Man vs Society

b)

Man vs Man

c)

Man vs Self

d)

Man vs Nature

127.

Man vs Man is an example of

a)

Internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

c)

Setting

d)

None of the above

128.

Man Vs Self is an example

a)

internal Conflict

b)

External Conflict

c)

Plot

d)

None of the above

129.

When the author gives clues about a future event

a)

Idiom

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Suspense

d)

Conflict

130.

Story told from the perspective of the speaker...

a)

Third person point of view

b)

Third person limited point of view

c)

Omniscient point of view

d)

First person point of view

131.

Story told from the perspective of someone outside the story...

a)

First person point of view

b)

Omniscient point of view

c)

Third person point of view

d)

Third person limited point of view

132.

The use of symbolism to illustrate the truth or moral, characters & events have a deeper meaning

a)

allusion

b)

allegory

c)

atmosphere

d)

fable

133.

Reference to something from history, literature, or religion.

a)

allegory

b)

allusion

c)

atmosphere

d)

illusion

134.

A character opposed to / who struggles with the main character...

a)

foil

b)

protagonist

c)

antagonist

d)

archetype

135.

The original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or based...

a)

foil

b)

antagonist

c)

protagonist

d)

archetype

136.

The general mood of the story

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

atmosphere

d)

tense

137.

People or animals who are in the story

a)

archetype

b)

protagonist

c)

subjects

d)

characters

138.

How the author presents the characters

a)

characterization

b)

connotation

c)

complications

d)

comments

139.

The turning point for the main character

a)

complication

b)

climax

c)

conflict

d)

action

140.

The struggle between opposing forces

a)

fight

b)

issue

c)

rising action

d)

conflict

141.

The exact meaning of a word

a)

definition

b)

connotation

c)

denotation

d)

allusion

142.

The associated or secondary meaning of a word

a)

definition

b)

connotation

c)

denotation

d)

allusion

143.

The final resolution of a story

a)

conflict

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

denouement

144.

Literally means "god from the machine" - when an unsolvable problem is solved unexpectedly

a)

maquina

b)

dos machines

c)

deus ex machina

d)

de la maquina

145.

Language specific to a region or social group

a)

slang

b)

diction

c)

tongue

d)

dialect

146.

When the audience knows something that a character in the story does not know

a)

situational irony

b)

ironic

c)

verbal iron

d)

dramatic irony

147.

A character who changes and grows throughout a story

a)

Static character

b)

flat character

c)

dynamic character

d)

round character

148.

The part of a story where the reader meets the characters and learns the setting

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

conclusion

d)

rising action

149.

A short story to teach a lesson - often the characters are animals

a)

allegory

b)

fable

c)

legend

d)

novel

150.

The part of the story where the conflicts begin to be solved

a)

exposition

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

151.

When the author looks back at an event which took place earlier

a)

foreshadowing

b)

flashback

c)

irony

d)

review

152.

A character (minor character) in contrast to another more major character

a)

foil

b)

flat

c)

dynamic

d)

protagonist

153.

A hint about something that is going to happen

a)

flashback

b)

clue

c)

reveal

d)

foreshadowing

154.

Type of literature

a)

book

b)

title

c)

genre

155.

The event which puts the protagonist into conflict

a)

problem

b)

irony

c)

inciting incident

156.

Distinctive, sometimes picturesque characteristics or qualities of a place or period of time

a)

Characterization

b)

atmosphere

c)

local color

d)

Mood

157.

Why someone does what they do

a)

Reason

b)

Persuasion

c)

Motiviation

158.

The person telling the story

a)

author

b)

narrator

c)

character

d)

point of view

159.

The perspective from which the story is told

a)

Plot

b)

narrator

c)

point of view

160.

The series of events which make up the story

a)

Conflict

b)

Rising action

c)

Falling action

d)

Plot

161.

Story told from an all-knowing point of view

a)

Third person

b)

Third person limited

c)

First person

d)

Omniscient

162.

The main character of the story

a)

Antagonist

b)

Protagonist

c)

Foil

d)

Narrator

163.

Complications which lead to the climax

a)

problems

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

resolution

164.

A story meant to be read in one sitting

a)

novel

b)

drama

c)

text

d)

short story

165.

A speech given by a character alone on stage

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Solo

c)

Monologue

d)

Aside

166.

An object with a deeper meaning than itself

a)

Item

b)

Symbol

c)

Cymbal

167.

The insight into life that the author wants the reader to get

a)

Theme

b)

Lesson

c)

Moral

d)

Plot

168.

The attitude with which the writer presents the story

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Mood

c)

Tone

d)

Feeling

169.

When one thing is said but something else is really meant

a)

sarcasm

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

d)

dramatic irony

170.

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds of two or more words

a)

consonance

b)

alliteration

c)

allusion

d)

assonance

171.

A sign used to indicate a missing letter, possessive case, or plurals

a)

comma

b)

period

c)

apostrophe

d)

dash

172.

Repetition of vowel sounds

a)

rhyme

b)

rhythm

c)

assonance

173.

Narrative poem meant to be sung - types include literary and folk

a)

concrete

b)

couplet

c)

ballad

174.

When a single character speaks to a silent audience and reveals his feelings

a)

soliloquy

b)

dramatic monologue

c)

aside

175.

Includes simile, metaphor, personification, etc.

a)

literary terms

b)

connotation

c)

rhyme

d)

figurative language

176.

Comparison of unlike things using LIKE or AS

a)

metaphor

b)

choice

c)

conflict

d)

simile

177.

Comparison of unlike things where one is said to be the other

a)

contrast

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

conflict

178.

A break usually near the middle of a verse marked by vertical parallel lines

a)

apostrophe

b)

dash

c)

equal

d)

caesura

179.

A poem that looks like its subject

a)

copy change

b)

haiku

c)

love

d)

concrete

180.

The associated or secondary meaning of a word

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

definition

181.

A statement of the explicit or direct meaning of a word or expression

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

definition

182.

A pair of successive lines of verse, especially that rhyme and are of the same length

a)

meter

b)

couplet

c)

couple

183.

Choice of words

a)

definition

b)

diction

c)

dictionary

d)

lingo

184.

Long narrative poem expressing emotion / feelings

a)

lyric poetry

b)

dramatic poetry

c)

ballad

d)

haiku

185.

Repetition of end sounds of words

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

consonance

d)

rhyme

186.

Attribution (giving) of human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects

a)

imagery

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

187.

Exaggeration

a)

lie

b)

hyperbole

c)

personify

188.

Unrhymed verse - especially iambic pentameter

a)

free verse

b)

blank verse

c)

rhymed verse

189.

Poetry (verse) that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern

a)

free verse

b)

blank verse

c)

rhymed verse

190.

Formation of mental images

a)

picture

b)

imagine

c)

imagery

d)

personification

191.

Rhyme within a line of verse

a)

end rhyme

b)

external rhyme

c)

inversion

d)

internal rhyme

192.

Reversal of usual or natural order of words

a)

end rhyme

b)

inversion

c)

meter

d)

internal rhyme

193.

Unit of measure or number of beats

a)

rhythm

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

stanza

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