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WorksheetsLiterary Terms Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for writing techniques meant to create vivid imagery?
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Literary Tone
c)
Implied Metaphor
d)
Thematic Idea
2.
Which of the following refers to a sequence of events in a story?
a)
Plot
b)
Characterization
c)
Point-of-view
d)
Syntax
3.
Select the idiom from the options below:
a)
As easy as pie
b)
As blue as her eyes
c)
Twenty turtles tottering towards Tennessee
d)
He is the Shakespeare of our time
4.
Which of the following terms means addressing an inanimate object (especially in poetry)?
a)
Apostrophe
b)
Anaphora
c)
Juxtaposition
d)
Diction
5.
Which of the following literary techniques compares two items by calling an object something that it is not?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Anaphora
d)
Diction
6.
Which of the following terms refers to an emotion or feeling evoked in the reader by a text?
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Literary Voice
d)
Theme
7.
Which of the following is often used to help create characterization?
a)
Dialogue
b)
Plot
c)
Pun
d)
Form
8.
When you say, "This test is going to take forever!" you're using what literary technique?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Implied Metaphor
c)
Plot
d)
Juxtaposition
9.
Choose the best words to fill-in-the-blanks: A poem's form often consists of ___________ and __________.
a)
Stanzas, Lines
b)
Literary Voice, Plot
c)
Figurative Language, Dialogue
d)
Haiku, Ode
10.
Literary voice consists of:
a)
Syntax, Diction, and Tone
b)
Plot, Dialogue, and Characterization
c)
Theme, Mood, and Point-of-View
d)
Idioms, Puns, and Allusions
11.
What type of poem is most likely to contain an example of apostrophe?
a)
Ode
b)
Haiku
c)
Cinquain
d)
Limerick
12.
What must a writer consider when establishing his or her tone?
a)
Diction
b)
Point-of-view
c)
Plot
d)
Mood
13.
Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language?
a)
Mood
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Implied Metaphor
14.
If you wanted to represent a single sound in your writing, which of the following techniques would you most likely use?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Dialogue
c)
Idiom
d)
Point-of-View
15.
Knowing how to count syllables would be an important skill for which writing task?
a)
Writing a haiku
b)
Plotting out a short story
c)
Creating realistic dialogue
d)
Choosing descriptions for a cinquain poem
16.
The phrase "urged by the wind" is an example of which of the following terms?
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Implied Metaphor
d)
Apostrophe
17.
What technique is Poe using in the line "Time-eaten towers that tremble not!"?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Juxtaposition
c)
Anaphora
d)
Allusion
18.
What technique is Poe using in the line "Where the good and the bad the worst and the best"?
a)
Juxtaposition
b)
Anaphora
c)
Idiom
d)
Metaphor
19.
What technique is Dickinson using with the lines "And sings the tune without the words/-And never stops - at all -/And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -/And sore must be the storm -"?
a)
Anaphora
b)
Simile
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Allusion
20.
What type of figurative language does Dunbar use in the line "The blue smoke... whirled fantastically over the roofs like a belated ghost"?
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Allusion
21.
Which sentence or phrase contains unusual syntax?
a)
"Loud was the complaining as they threw themselves out of bed."
b)
"They maintained that it was an altogether unearthly hour to get up."
c)
"It was a cool Autumn morning, fresh and dew-washed."
d)
"The sun was just rising, and a cool clear breeze was blowing across the land."
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