WorksheetsLiterary Elements Test
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
recounts or tells an event that happened before the story to fill in crucial backstory/details (an earlier scene)
antagonist
theme
flashback
paradox
When the outcome is the opposite or completely different from what was expected
situational irony
theme
flashback
paradox
Action leading up to the climax
situational irony
rising action
flashback
paradox
An author directly tells about a character
indirect characterization
rising action
flashback
direct characterization
A conflict within one's own mind, man v. self
indirect characterization
external conflict
internal conflict
direct characterization
The main character of the story
protagonist
external conflict
internal conflict
antagonist
An outside narrator that tells the thoughts and feelings of all the characters
3rd person limited
3rd person objective
3rd person omniscient
1st person
When the audience knows something a character(s) doesn't
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
1st person
An educated guess using evidence from the text and our prior knowledge
verbal irony
theme
inference
tone
The beginning of a story that tells about the characters and the initial conflict.
falling action
climax
rising action
exposition
The author's hints of what is to come later in the story
foreshadowing
climax
rising action
exposition
The reader's feelings; overall atmosphere of the story
foreshadowing
tone
mood
exposition
The most intense moment in the story; the turning point
rising action
resolution
climax
exposition
When a character says something but means the opposite
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
paradox
A narrator who is the main character of the story
1st person
3rd person limited
2nd person
3rd person omniscient
When an author shows things about a character through his speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
Dynamic characterization
Static characterization
A conflict between a character and a force such as another man, nature, or society
internal conflict
Indirect characterization
Dynamic characterization
external conflict
A person or force that opposes the protagonist
protagonist
Indirect characterization
antagonist
external conflict
The author's message they convey about life through his story
protagonist
theme
setting
external conflict
Where and when the story takes place
protagonist
theme
setting
external conflict
The viewpoint of someone based on their own beliefs, opinions, religious, etc.
point of view
theme
setting
perspective
An outside narrator who tells the thoughts and feelings of only one character
3rd person limited
Second person
1st person
perspective
The author's attitude or voice in the story
3rd person limited
Tone
mood
perspective
A character who changes throughout the story
3rd person limited
Dynamic character
static character
perspective
A statement that contradicts itself yet reveals truth about life
oxymoron
theme
paradox
perspective
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
Her hair is red.
She gets really angry.
She talks really loudly.
She spits when she talks.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
alliteration
idiom
hyperbole
personification
BAM! The door shut behind me.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
alliteration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
