Literary Terms Quiz #1

Literary techniques that portray differences between appearances and reality...

The term for a brief work of fiction...

Writing that tells a story...

Giving human qualities to non-human things...

Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures for the reader...

A category or type of literature...

The high point of interest or suspense...

The term for making a comparison using "like" or "as"...

Lesson taught by a literary work...

The ordinary form of language...

A person or animal that takes place in a literary work...

A short speech in a play, expressing the actor's thoughts...

The imaginary voice assumed by the speaker of the poem...

Form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group...

A poem that tells a story...

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character on stage...

A speech by one character in a play, story, or poem...

Sequence of events in a literary work...

A feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work...

Word that imitates sounds...