Literary Terms Quiz 10

reason for a character's actions

• motives

• devices

• conflict

• omniscient

Her love is a rose to my heart. Metaphor?

• yes

• no

The library was an ocean of books. Metaphor?

• yes

• no

Read the metaphor.

When the cat stalks his prey, he is a shadow.

What two things are being compared?

• The cat and its prey

• The cat and a shadow

• The prey and its shadow

Overall meaning or lesson of a text.

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Analyze

• Theme/Moral

Which of the following best defines a myth?

• a story that is made up and not to be believed at all.

• a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

• a movie that involves the retelling of true events.

• a story that has some supernatural elements, but does not explain a natural phenomenon.

What is one of the purposes of a myth?

• to make people laugh

• to make people cry

• to explain a natural occurrence or phenomenon

• to sell lots of copies and make money.

True or false:

Myths in some form exist in many different cultures around the world.

• true

• false

The definition of a LEGEND is...

• Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people in a historical time.

• Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are gods, demigods, or supernatural beings.

• Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters may have been based on real people who are exaggerated.

• Stories that try to explain how our world works and how we should treat each other; main characters are fantasy ones set in a fantasy time.

When do legends take place?

• Past

• Present

• Future

• Ancient past