Literary Devices and Authors Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• An implied comparison in which one thing is described in terms of another

• A direct statement of fact

• A list of events in a story

• A type of rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does a symbol represent in literature?

• Only its literal meaning

• Only a character’s feelings

• Both its literal meaning and something beyond itself

• The setting of the story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is personification?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Repeating words for effect

• Describing the setting

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What does "point of view" refer to in a story?

• The time and place of the story

• The perspective from which the story is told

• The main theme of the story

• The use of figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

How is irony best described?

• Using words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

• Repeating words for emphasis

• Describing the setting

• Giving human qualities to animals

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What does "tone or mood" refer to in literature?

• The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject

• The time and place of the story

• The main character’s actions

• The use of rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is an epic?

• A short story with a simple plot

• A long narrative poem in elevated style

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A brief description of a character

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is repetition used for in literature?

• To confuse the reader

• To communicate meaning or create an effect by repeating words or phrases

• To describe the setting

• To introduce new characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is foreshadowing?

• A direct or indirect hint at a future event

• A summary of the story

• A type of rhyme

• A character’s main goal

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a theme in literature?

• The main character’s name

• The central idea or insight into life in a work

• The setting of the story

• The use of figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D