WorksheetsLiterary Terms
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
allegory
a short moral story
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
an address to an absent or imaginary person
a narrative poem of popular origin
alliteration
a short moral story
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
an address to an absent or imaginary person
a narrative poem of popular origin
apostrophe
a short moral story
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
an address to an absent or imaginary person
a narrative poem of popular origin
ballad
a short moral story
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
an address to an absent or imaginary person
a narrative poem of popular origin
character
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
the decisive moment in a novel or play
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
climax
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
the decisive moment in a novel or play
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
denouement
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
the decisive moment in a novel or play
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
dialogue
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
the decisive moment in a novel or play
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
plot
repetition
rhetoric
rhyme
the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
plot
repetition
rhetoric
rhyme
using language effectively to please or persuade
plot
repetition
rhetoric
rhyme
the continued use of the same word or word pattern
plot
repetition
rhetoric
rhyme
alternation of stressed and unstressed elements in speech
rhythm
satire
setting
simile
a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
rhythm
satire
setting
simile
the context and environment in which something is situated
rhythm
satire
setting
simile
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
rhythm
satire
setting
simile
descriptive word or phrase
diction
elegy
epic
epithet
the manner in which something is expressed in words
diction
elegy
epic
epithet
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
diction
elegy
epic
epithet
a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
diction
elegy
epic
epithet
exaggeration
not literal
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
the act of making something more noticeable than usual
extravagant exaggeration
figurative
not literal
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
the act of making something more noticeable than usual
extravagant exaggeration
hyperbole
not literal
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
the act of making something more noticeable than usual
extravagant exaggeration
irony
not literal
incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
the act of making something more noticeable than usual
extravagant exaggeration
literal
of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
lyric
of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
metaphor
of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
narrative
of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
oxymoron
pathos
soliloquy
stanza
a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
oxymoron
pathos
soliloquy
stanza
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
oxymoron
pathos
soliloquy
stanza
conjoined contradictory terms
oxymoron
pathos
soliloquy
stanza
symbol
something visible that represents something invisible
balance among the parts of something
a brief literary description
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
symmetry
something visible that represents something invisible
balance among the parts of something
a brief literary description
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
theme
something visible that represents something invisible
balance among the parts of something
a brief literary description
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
vignette
something visible that represents something invisible
balance among the parts of something
a brief literary description
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
