Literary Terms Review

What is an allegory?

• A reference to a well-known person, place, or event

• A symbolic narrative representing abstract meanings

• The story of a person's life written by another person

• The method an author uses to describe characters

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which term references a literary work to a well-known person, place, or event?

• Allegory

• Antagonist

• Allusion

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who is the antagonist in a literary work?

• The main character or hero

• The person or thing working against the protagonist

• The author of the story

• A character who remains static

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an autobiography?

• A story of a person's life written by another person

• A symbolic narrative

• An author's account of their own life

• A reference to a well-known event

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

• Direct characterization involves showing, indirect involves telling

• Direct characterization involves telling, indirect involves showing

• Both involve telling

• Both involve showing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the most intense part or turning point of a story called?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Falling action

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which type of conflict involves a character having trouble deciding what to do in a particular situation?

• Character vs. Society

• Character vs. Nature

• Internal: Character vs. Self

• Character vs. Technology

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for the literal or dictionary meaning of a word?

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Dialogue

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the term for the conversation carried on by the characters in a literary work?

• Exposition

• Dialogue

• Falling action

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an implied comparison that does not use words like "like" or "as"?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D