WorksheetsLiterary Terms for 9th grade
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 19mins
In a narrative, what is the "Climax"?
a. The resolution of the conflict
b. The highest point of tension and drama
c. The falling action after the climax
d. The beginning of the story
In a story, what does "Falling Action" refer to?
a. The resolution of the conflict
b. The introduction and background information
c. The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution
d. The key details that drive the plot forward
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
Theme
Symbolism
Connotation
Metaphor
A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.
Mood
Symbolism
Diction
Imagery
The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.
Hyperbole
Simile
Euphemism
Personification
A comparison between two things that have something in common without using like or as.
Simile
Diction
Idiom
Metaphor
Words and phrases that appeal to readers five senses.
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Conflict
Simile
A comparison of two things that have some quality in common; includes like or as.
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Theme
Simile
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters).
Connotation
Denotation
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
The use of words whose sound suggest their meaning (ex. buzz, hiss, pop).
Onomatopoeia
Connotation
Metaphor
Characterization
The contrast between what was expected and what actually happened...
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
None of the above
The contrast between what the character knows and the reader/audience knows...
verbal irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
none of the above
The writer's use of clues that suggest what will happen later in a story.
Flashback
Mystery
Foreshadowing
dramatic irony
A Simile and a Metaphor both compare two things, but a simile uses ______ or ______.
(a)
When inanimate objects are given human traits, it's called (a) .
When a situation turns out differently than expected.
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Central idea or ideas of a work of fiction or nonfiction.
Style
Theme
Epithet
Central idea or ideas of a work of fiction or nonfiction.
Style
Theme
Epithet
What is the term for a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?
Motif
Theme
Symbol
Irony
What is the term for the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a story?
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Juxtaposition
Irony
What word means a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object?
symbol
allusion
allegory
theme
What word means the background for which the story takes place or time and place of action?
flashback
foreshadowing
mood
setting
What word means the narrator is a character in the story and uses the words I, me, we?
tone
point of view
omniscient point of view
1st person point of view
Which word has the most positive connotation?
grizzled
mature
senile
old
A message about life and/or humanity that the author wishes to communicate
main idea
moral
theme
topic
And it seems to me that you lived your life like a candle in the wind.
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
A repeated symbol, image, or idea in a piece of work
figurative language
motif
allusion
metaphor
the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines
couplet
rhyme scheme
lines
meter
"The garbage reached across the state,
From New York to the Golden Gate"
These lines are an example of ________________
simile
hyperbole
personification
tone
What is the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader?
irony
imagery
symbol
repetition
What is a literary device that is the repetition of sound that is identical or similar?
rhyme
free verse
analogy
oxymoron
