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This document is a 25 question literary terms test. It tests knowledge of common literary elements like mood, text features, protagonist, conflict, genres of writing like editorials and myths. It also covers literary devices like metaphor, simile, personification, foreshadowing, flashback, dialect, meter, fable, folk tale, haiku, onomatopoeia, dialogue, setting, plot, resolution, and alliteration. The test distinguishes between these various literary concepts and devices through multiple choice questions asking students to identify examples and definitions.
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77 views3 pagesLiterary Terms Tes1
This document is a 25 question literary terms test. It tests knowledge of common literary elements like mood, text features, protagonist, conflict, genres of writing like editorials and myths. It also covers literary devices like metaphor, simile, personification, foreshadowing, flashback, dialect, meter, fable, folk tale, haiku, onomatopoeia, dialogue, setting, plot, resolution, and alliteration. The test distinguishes between these various literary concepts and devices through multiple choice questions asking students to identify examples and definitions.
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Activity 1: Literary Terms Test
Name __________________
Date _________________
1. The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work is called the:
a. conflict
b. protagonist
c. mood
d. text features
2. Pictures, side bars, bold print, graphs, charts, and captions are examples of:
a. foreshadowing
b. text features
c. personification
d. alliteration
3. A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:
a. protagonist
b. metaphor
c. flashback
d. conflict
4. A piece of writing that can be found in newspapers and magazines and its purpose
is to persuade is:
a. editorial
b. feature article
c. myth
d. short story
5. A piece of writing that can be found in newspapers and magazines and its purpose
is strictly to inform is:
a. editorial
b. feature article
c. myth
d. short story
6. An ancient Greek story that explains natural occurrences/happenings in the world
is:
a. editorial
b. feature article
c. myth
d. short story
7. The main character is the:
a. dialect
b. meter
c. plot
d. protagonist
8. A prediction or hints of what will happen is called:
a. foreshadowing
b. personification
c. alliteration
d. genre
9. “Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of:
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. meter
d. onomatopoeia
10. “My cat is a log” is an example of:
a. metaphor
b. simile
c. meter
d. onomatopoeia
11. Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called:
a. foreshadowing
b. personification
c. dialect
d. alliteration
12. When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory, he/she is using the
technique called:
a. foreshadowing
b. alliteration
c. flashback
d. figurative language
13. “Bob built a brilliant boat” is an example of:
a. foreshadowing
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. alliteration
14. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region is called:
a. dialect
b. dialogue
c. fable
d. meter
15. A brief story/poem, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson/moral is
called:
a. folk tale
b. fable
c. haiku
d. resolution
16. A story composed orally and passed down by word of mouth is called a(n):
a. folk tale
b. fable
c. haiku
d. resolution
17. A type of literature is called:
a. meter
b. setting
c. genre
d. plot
18. The rhythmical pattern of a poem is called:
a. figurative language
b. dialogue
c. meter
d. onomatopoeia
19. A 3-line Japanese poem with 17 syllables is called:
a. folk tale
b. fable
c. haiku
d. myth
20. BAM is an example of:
a. onomatopoeia
b. figurative language
c. genre
d. plot
21. When characters speak, it is called:
a. figurative language
b. dialogue
c. dialect
d. mood
22. “That was so good, I could smack my Mammie!” is an example of:
a. personification
b. alliteration
c. figurative language
d. simile
23. When, where, and the time a story takes place is called the:
a. plot
b. setting
c. resolution
d. conflict
24. When the climax or conflict is solved it is called the:
a. plot
b. setting
c. resolution
d. conflict
25. The sequence of events in a story is the:
a. setting
b. conflict
c. resolution
d. plot