Literary Terms Quiz

What is the term for the origin of information or evidence?

• Reliable

• Source

• Perspective

• Hyperbole

Which term describes information that can be trusted or believed?

• Credible

• Idiom

• Simile

• Plot Development

What is the term for the way a story is told from a particular character's perspective?

• Metaphor

• First Person Point of View

• Hyperbole

• Figurative Language

Which term refers to a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Perspective

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

• Hyperbole

• Reliable

• Source

• Narrator

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

• Conflict

• Theme

• Setting

• Inference

Which term describes a struggle between opposing forces in a story?

• Theme

• Conflict

• Explicit

• Valid

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

• Inference

• Theme

• Implicit

• Justify

What is the process of drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning?

• Explicit

• Inference

• Prevalent

• Valid

Which term means stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion?

• Implicit

• Explicit

• Justify

• Prevalent