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Literary Elements Test

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

recounts or tells an event that happened before the story to fill in crucial backstory/details (an earlier scene)

a)

antagonist

b)

theme

c)

flashback

d)

paradox

2.

When the outcome is the opposite or completely different from what was expected 

a)

situational irony

b)

theme

c)

flashback

d)

paradox

3.

Action leading up to the climax

a)

situational irony

b)

rising action

c)

flashback

d)

paradox

4.

An author directly tells about a character

a)

indirect characterization

b)

rising action

c)

flashback

d)

direct characterization

5.

A conflict within one's own mind, man v. self

a)

indirect characterization

b)

external conflict

c)

internal conflict

d)

direct characterization

6.

The main character of the story

a)

protagonist

b)

external conflict

c)

internal conflict

d)

antagonist

7.

An outside narrator that tells the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

a)

3rd person limited

b)

3rd person objective

c)

3rd person omniscient

d)

1st person

8.

When the audience knows something a character(s) doesn't

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

1st person

9.

An educated guess using evidence from the text and our prior knowledge

a)

verbal irony

b)

theme

c)

inference

d)

tone

10.

The beginning of a story that tells about the characters and the initial conflict.  

a)

falling action

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

exposition

11.

The author's hints of what is to come later in the story 

a)

foreshadowing

b)

climax

c)

rising action

d)

exposition

12.

The reader's feelings; overall atmosphere of the story

a)

foreshadowing

b)

tone

c)

mood

d)

exposition

13.

The most intense moment in the story; the turning point

a)

rising action

b)

resolution

c)

climax

d)

exposition

14.

When a character says something but means the opposite 

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

paradox

15.

A narrator who is the main character of the story

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person limited

c)

2nd person

d)

3rd person omniscient

16.

When an author shows things about a character through his speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks

a)

Direct characterization

b)

Indirect characterization

c)

Dynamic characterization

d)

Static characterization

17.

A conflict between a character and a force such as another man, nature, or society

a)

internal conflict

b)

Indirect characterization

c)

Dynamic characterization

d)

external conflict

18.

A person or force that opposes the protagonist

a)

protagonist

b)

Indirect characterization

c)

antagonist

d)

external conflict

19.

The author's message they convey about life through his story

a)

protagonist

b)

theme

c)

setting

d)

external conflict

20.

Where and when the story takes place

a)

protagonist

b)

theme

c)

setting

d)

external conflict

21.

The viewpoint of someone based on their own beliefs, opinions, religious, etc.

a)

point of view

b)

theme

c)

setting

d)

perspective

22.

An outside narrator who tells the thoughts and feelings of only one character

a)

3rd person limited

b)

Second person

c)

1st person

d)

perspective

23.

The author's attitude or voice in the story

a)

3rd person limited

b)

Tone

c)

mood

d)

perspective

24.

A character who changes throughout the story

a)

3rd person limited

b)

Dynamic character

c)

static character

d)

perspective

25.

A statement that contradicts itself yet reveals truth about life

a)

oxymoron

b)

theme

c)

paradox

d)

perspective

26.

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

27.

"The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is _______

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

28.

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."

a)

Her hair is red.

b)

She gets really angry. 

c)

She talks really loudly.

d)

She spits when she talks.

29.

"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

a)

alliteration

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

30.

BAM!  The door shut behind me. 

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

31.

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

32.

Happy Harry handles handsprings horribly.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification