Literary Terms Practice

Which of the following best defines characterization?

• The order in which events occur in a story

• The way an author reveals a character’s personality and traits

• The central message or lesson in a text

• The perspective from which a story is told

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which question would help you identify a story’s plot?

• What lesson does the character learn?

• What series of events happen from beginning to end?

• How does the author make the reader feel?

• What deeper meaning is represented by an object?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

If an author writes with sarcasm and criticism, which element are they shaping?

• Tone

• Mood

• Plot

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A reader describes a story as creepy and unsettling. Which literary element is being identified?

• Theme

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A novel that hides the identity of a criminal until the very end is using what literary device?

• Tension

• Symbol

• Irony

• Suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When an author delays revealing important information to keep the reader anxious about what will happen next, this creates—

• Mood

• Tension

• Theme

• Point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following is an example of point of view?

• Third-person omniscient narrator

• The character’s anger toward his rival

• A dark and stormy setting

• The use of a dove to represent peace

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In literature, a symbol is—

• An object, character, or image that stands for something beyond itself

• A lesson that the author wants the reader to learn

• The emotions the reader feels while reading

• The sequence of events in the story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is an example of an allegory?

• A fable in which animals speak and represent human vices and virtues

• A suspenseful scene in which the hero narrowly escapes danger

• A narrator who tells the story from first-person perspective

• A surprise ending that changes the meaning of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which literary element is created when the author keeps the reader anxious about what will happen next by delaying important information?

• Mood

• Theme

• Tension

• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5