Literary Devices Quiz

What is the term for the means by which the author develops and describes a character through his/her appearance, actions, behaviors, or opinions of others?

• Alliteration

• Characterization

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is it called when an author makes a passing reference to a subject matter such as a famous place, historical event, or another story?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Foreshadowing

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What term describes a comparison between two dissimilar things, people, places, and concepts, marked by the words "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

• Plot

• Setting

• Point of View

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the place and time a story takes place, and the values that are embraced at that time?

• Setting

• Theme

• Stanza

• Text Structure

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things to better explain an idea is called a:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When an author hints to the reader about upcoming events, it is known as:

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The force or person that opposes the protagonist is called the:

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Sidekick

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A word or group of words that appeal to one or more of the reader’s five senses is known as:

• Metaphor

• Imagery/Sensory details

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A struggle between a character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot, is called:

• Internal conflict

• External conflict

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D