Literary Terms Quiz

What is the main character in a story called?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Setting

• Conflict

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which acronym helps remember ways authors give information about characters indirectly?

• STEAL

• READ

• WRITE

• LEARN

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What term describes the final outcome of a story?

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

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

• Setting

• Dialogue

• Point of view

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What literary device involves a hint about events that will happen later?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Symbolism

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for a textual reference to another literary, political, mythological, or religious work?

• Allegory

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Theme

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is situational irony?

• A figure of speech where the opposite of what is expected occurs

• The literal meaning of a word

• A brief story about a person

• A question posed for effect

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does connotation refer to?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The personal meaning and emotions a word suggests

• A written account of a person’s life

• The author’s reason for writing

What is the purpose of a counter-argument?

• To provide a brief story about a person

• To acknowledge the other side of an argument and justify why the original argument is still valid

• To give credit to the original source of an idea

• To appeal to the logical sense of the audience

What is a memoir?

• A narrative writing about a person’s life memories

• A statement of the author’s point of view

• A question posed for effect

• A professional or academic language

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10