Literary Terms Quiz

What is the term for a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which term refers to the main character in a story?

• Antagonist

• Narrator

• Protagonist

• Speaker

What is the term for a story that is not true?

• Non-Fiction

• Fiction

• Biography

• Autobiography

What is the term for the time and place of a story?

• Plot

• Setting

• Climax

• Resolution

Which term describes the sequence of events in a story?

• Plot

• Theme

• Setting

• Characterization

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject?

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Style

What is the term for a struggle between opposing forces in a story?

• Climax

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Exposition

Which term refers to the use of hints about what will happen later in a story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Metaphor

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

Which term refers to the perspective from which a story is told?

• Plot

• Setting

• Point of View

• Theme