Literary Terms Pre Assessment

Front

How many divisions of conflict are there?

Back

2

Front

The person that tells the story is known as the _____

Back

narrator

Front

How many types of characterization are there?

Back

2

Front

An opposition, or problem, between two forces in a story is known as a _____

Back

Conflict

Front

The overall feeling that a work of literature creates for the reader is known as the _____

Back

mood

Front

What is the term for the central idea or message in a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story?

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Point of view