Literary Terms Review Fiction

Which of the following is the best definition of rising action?

• The most exciting part of a story when the tension is at the highest point

• When the author of a story jumps back in time to have a character relive an important event or experience

• The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

• The beginning of a story when the reader learns about background information, characters, setting, and environment

Which of the following is the best definition of falling action?

• The sequence of events within a story

• The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

• The beginning of a story when the reader learns about background information, characters, setting, and environment

• The part of a story that happens after the most exciting point but before the problems are solved

Which of the following is the best definition of antagonist?

• The main character's most opposing force in a story

• The character in a story with the poorest morals

• A character which has no real depth

• A personified character who is not human

Which of the following is the best definition of conflict?

• The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

• The struggle between two opposing forces in a story

• A type of art, music, or literature characterized by a specific form

• A message about life being conveyed by a story

Which of the following is the best definition of resolution?

• The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense

• A message about life being conveyed by a story

• The sequence of events within a story

• The end of a story when the main problems have been solved

Which of the following is the best definition of internal conflict?

• A psychological struggle within the mind of a character

• A type of struggle between the main character and outside forces

• The struggle between two opposing forces in a story

• The end of a story when the main problems have been solved

Which of the following is the best definition of alliteration?

• A sound device in which words begin with the same consonant sound

• A common figure of speech

• A sound device in which the sound of a word resembles the word itself

• A figure of speech that compares two things using “like” or “as”

Which of the following is the best definition of onomatopoeia?

• A type of art, music, or literature characterized by a specific form

• Language that is not meant to be taken literally

• A figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human traits

• A sound device in which the sound of a word resembles the word itself

What is "a figure of speech which compares two things without using 'like' or 'as' "?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

What is "a figure of speech in which a thing, idea, or animal is given human traits"?

• allusion

• simile

• personification

• consonance