Literary Terms Quiz

What is the part of a story's plot that introduces the reader to the setting, the characters, and the situation?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Denouement

• Rising action

Which incident sets the events of the conflict in motion in a story?

• Climax

• Falling action

• Inciting incident

• Crisis

What is the major turning point for the main character in a story called?

• Climax

• Crisis

• Exposition

• Denouement

At which point does the plot reach the moment of highest emotional intensity?

• Climax

• Falling action

• Exposition

• Crisis

What term describes the events that unfold the results of the crisis and lead to the conclusion?

• Climax

• Falling action

• Exposition

• Rising action

What is the final outcome of a story where major complications are explained or settled?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Denouement

• Rising action

What is the order in which events actually occur in a story called?

• Flashback

• Chronological order

• Rising action

• Climax

What is a reference to events that occurred before the action of the main story?

• Climax

• Flashback

• Exposition

• Rising action

What are specific combinations of rhyme and meter in poetry called?

• Stanza

• Verse form

• Ballad

• Sonnet

What is the term for identical sounds in the last stressed vowel and all following sounds in two or more words?

• Slant rhyme

• Perfect rhyme

• Eye rhyme

• Assonance