WorksheetsLiterary Terms Quiz 10.25.24
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 42mins
What is an allegory?
A brief story told to illustrate a point
A story or poem where characters and events stand for other ideas
Repetition of the same consonant sounds
An indirect reference to something known
Which literary term refers to the repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together?
Allusion
Anaphora
Alliteration
Antithesis
What is an allusion?
A comparison made between two things
An indirect reference to something known
Repetition of a word at the beginning of sentences
Inversion of the usual order of a sentence
What does ambiguity in literature refer to?
A clear and direct meaning
Suggesting two or more different meanings
A brief story to illustrate a point
Repetition of words in reverse order
What is an analogy?
A story with a hidden meaning
A comparison to show similarities
A struggle against the protagonist
A balancing of contrasting ideas
What is an anaphora?
Repetition of a word at the beginning of sentences
Inversion of the usual order of a sentence
A brief story to illustrate a point
Repetition of words in reverse order
What is an anecdote?
A story with a hidden meaning
A brief story to illustrate a point
A comparison to show similarities
A struggle against the protagonist
Who is the antagonist in a story?
The main character
The narrator
The opponent who blocks the hero
The author
What is antimetabole?
Repetition of words in reverse order
A comparison to show similarities
A brief story to illustrate a point
An indirect reference to something known
What does antithesis refer to in literature?
A story with a hidden meaning
Balancing contrasting ideas
A brief story to illustrate a point
Repetition of a word at the beginning of sentences
What is an antihero?
A character with heroic qualities
A central character lacking traditional heroic qualities
A villain in a story
A supporting character with no flaws
What does anthropomorphism involve?
Giving human characteristics to animals or objects
Describing a character's physical appearance
Using metaphors in literature
Creating fictional worlds
What is an aphorism?
A long narrative poem
A brief, cleverly worded statement of truth
A type of character in a story
A detailed description of a setting
What is an apostrophe in literary terms?
A punctuation mark
A direct address to an absent or imaginary person
A type of poem
A form of dialogue
What is the purpose of asyndeton?
To add conjunctions between words
To separate words without conjunctions
To create a rhyme scheme
To describe a character's actions
What is indirect characterization?
Directly stating a character's traits
Revealing a character's personality through actions and effects on others
Describing the setting in detail
Using dialogue to tell the story
What defines a static character?
A character who undergoes significant change
A character who remains unchanged throughout the story
A character who is the main protagonist
A character who is the antagonist
What is a dynamic character?
A character who remains the same throughout the story.
A character with only one or two personality traits.
A character who changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action.
A character who is complex and realistic.
Which term describes a character with only one or two personality traits?
Dynamic character
Flat character
Round character
Confessional character
What is chiasmus in poetry?
A type of metaphor comparing two different things.
A type of rhetorical balance with parts reversed.
A type of conflict between characters.
A type of confessional poetry.
What is a cliché?
A new and original phrase.
A word or phrase that is often overused.
A type of dialect.
A form of internal conflict.
What is the definition of a couplet?
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry.
A type of internal conflict.
A form of dialect.
A rhetorical device with reversed parts.
What is the definition of "diction"?
A poem of mourning
A speaker or writer’s choice of words
A long narrative poem
A short piece of nonfiction prose
Which term refers to a form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral?
Elegy
Eulogy
Didactic
Epic
What is an "elegy"?
A poem of mourning
A laudatory speech
A device of repetition
A long narrative poem
What is an "epic"?
A short piece of nonfiction prose
A long narrative poem
A device of repetition
A speaker or writer’s choice of words
What is an "epithet"?
A form of argumentation
A compound adjective used with a person or thing
A short piece of nonfiction prose
A poem of mourning
What is "argumentation"?
A form of discourse using logic, ethics, and emotional appeals
A short piece of nonfiction prose
A poem of mourning
A device of repetition
What is a form of discourse that uses language to create a mood or emotion?
Exposition
Description
Narrative
Explication
Which form of discourse explains or sets forth information?
Narrative
Description
Exposition
Fable
What is the term for a very short story that teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life?
Farce
Fable
Foil
Flashback
What is a type of comedy involving ridiculous and stereotyped characters in silly situations?
Farce
Irony
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
What is the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot?
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Inversion
Imagery
What is the term for poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme?
Free Verse
Figurative Language
Hyperbole
Irony
What is a figure of speech that uses incredible exaggeration for effect?
Irony
Hyperbole
Inversion
Imagery
What is the use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, place, or experience?
Imagery
Inversion
Irony
Explication
What is the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase?
Irony
Inversion
Foil
Flashback
What is a discrepancy between appearances and reality?
Irony
Hyperbole
Foreshadowing
Imagery
What is verbal irony?
When someone says one thing but really means something else
When there is a discrepancy between what is expected and what really happens
When a character on stage knows more than the audience
When two unassociated ideas are placed next to each other
Which type of irony involves a discrepancy between expected and actual outcomes?
Verbal irony
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Juxtaposition
What is juxtaposition?
A form of understatement
A poetic device placing unassociated ideas together
A type of irony used on stage
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What is a loose sentence?
A sentence with the main clause at the end
A sentence with the main clause first, followed by additional units
A sentence that uses a metaphor
A sentence that uses irony
What is an implied metaphor?
A metaphor that uses 'like' or 'as'
A metaphor that explicitly states both terms of comparison
A metaphor that does not explicitly state the terms of comparison
A metaphor that is extended over several lines
What is a dead metaphor?
A metaphor that is no longer vivid due to overuse
A metaphor that mixes terms visually
A metaphor that is used in poetry
A metaphor that is newly created
Which term refers to a figure of speech where a part is used to represent the whole?
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Paradox
Parable
What is the purpose of a motif in literature?
To unify a work by recurring throughout it
To create a humorous effect
To introduce a new character
To provide a detailed setting description
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
A short story with a moral lesson
A humorous imitation of another work
A sentence with a main idea at the end
What is a periodic sentence?
A sentence that places the main idea at the end
A sentence that uses parallel structure
A sentence that is self-contradictory
A sentence that is humorous
What is personification?
A figure of speech where an object or animal is given human traits
A narrative technique involving multiple perspectives
A plot device used to create suspense
A type of irony used in storytelling
Which part of a plot introduces characters, situation, and setting?
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
Rising Action
What is the climax in a plot?
The introduction of characters
The conclusion of the story
The point of greatest intensity or suspense
The beginning of the story
What is the first person point of view?
A narrator who knows everything
A character in the story tells the story
A narrator who is totally impersonal
A narrator who focuses on one character only
What is polysyndeton?
A sentence using conjunctions without commas
A plot device to create suspense
A type of irony in storytelling
A narrative technique involving flashbacks
Who is the protagonist in a story?
The character who opposes the hero
The central character who drives the action
A minor character with little influence
The narrator of the story
What is a pun?
A serious statement with a hidden meaning
A play on words with multiple meanings
A type of dramatic irony
A narrative technique involving dialogue
What is a quatrain in poetry?
A poem consisting of four lines
A poem consisting of three lines
A poem consisting of five lines
A poem consisting of six lines
What is a refrain in poetry?
A repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines
A single line at the end of a poem
A stanza with a different rhyme scheme
A metaphor used in a poem
What does rhythm refer to in language?
The rise and fall of the voice with stressed and unstressed syllables
The speed of reading a poem
The rhyme scheme of a poem
The length of each line in a poem
What is a rhetorical question?
A question asked for an effect, not requiring an answer
A question that needs a detailed answer
A question that is always answered with "yes"
A question that is used to start a debate
What is satire?
Writing that ridicules shortcomings to bring change
A romantic story with a happy ending
A historical account of events
A scientific explanation of phenomena
What is a soliloquy?
A long speech by a character alone on stage
A dialogue between two characters
A short monologue in a novel
A conversation in a movie
What is synecdoche?
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole
A figure of speech where the whole represents a part
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration
A figure of speech that uses understatement
What is a syntactic permutation?
A simple sentence structure
A sentence with exactly five words
A sentence structure that is extraordinarily complex and involved
A humorous story that is obviously unbelievable
What is a tall tale?
A factual story
An outrageously exaggerated, humorous story
A story with a tragic ending
A sentence shorter than five words
What is a telegraphic sentence?
A sentence with complex structure
A sentence longer than ten words
A sentence shorter than five words
A sentence with three parts
What does the term 'theme' refer to in literature?
The plot of the story
The setting of the story
The insight about human life revealed in a literary work
The dialogue between characters
What is the definition of 'tone' in literature?
The physical setting of a story
The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work
The main character's dialogue
The chronological order of events
What is a tragedy in literature?
A humorous story
A story with a happy ending
A story in which a heroic character either dies or comes to some other unhappy end
A story with a complex plot
What is a tricolon?
A sentence with two parts
A sentence of three parts of equal importance and length
A sentence with a single clause
A sentence with a complex structure
What is understatement?
A statement that exaggerates the truth
A statement that says less than what is meant
A statement that is completely factual
A statement that is overly detailed
What does 'unity' refer to in writing?
The use of complex sentences
The use of multiple themes
Unified parts of the writing related to one central idea
The use of varied sentence lengths
What is vernacular?
The formal language used in literature
The language spoken by the people who live in a particular locality
The language used in academic writing
The language used in historical texts
What is Impressionism in literature?
A movement focused on strict representation of reality
A movement that emphasizes the artist's personal impressions of the world
A movement that focuses on historical events
A movement that uses complex sentence structures
What is Modernism in literature?
A return to classical styles
A focus on traditional storytelling
Bold new experimental styles and forms in the early 20th century
A focus on medieval themes
What is Naturalism in literature?
A focus on supernatural elements
A movement that portrays life exactly as it is
A focus on romantic themes
A movement that uses abstract language
What is Plain Style in writing?
A style that uses complex metaphors
A style that stresses simplicity and clarity of expression
A style that focuses on ornate language
A style that uses historical references
Which writing style emphasizes obedience to God and consists mainly of journals, sermons, and poems?
Puritanism
Rationalism
Realism
Surrealism
What movement began in Europe in the seventeenth century and held that truth can be arrived at by using reason?
Rationalism
Romanticism
Symbolism
Transcendentalism
Which style of writing developed in the nineteenth century attempts to depict life accurately without idealizing it?
Realism
Regionalism
Surrealism
Symbolism
What is the term for literature that emphasizes a specific geographic setting and reproduces the speech and behavior of people in that region?
Regionalism
Realism
Romanticism
Transcendentalism
Which movement was a revolt against Rationalism and affected literature and the arts, beginning in the late eighteenth century?
Romanticism
Rationalism
Surrealism
Symbolism
Which movement in art and literature started in Europe during the 1920s and aimed to replace conventional realism with the full expression of the unconscious mind?
Surrealism
Symbolism
Realism
Modernism
What literary movement originated in late nineteenth century France and rearranged the world of appearances to reveal a more truthful version of reality?
Symbolism
Surrealism
Realism
Romanticism
Which nineteenth century movement in the Romantic tradition held that every individual can reach ultimate truths through spiritual intuition?
Transcendentalism
Rationalism
Realism
Regionalism
