Do You Know Your Literary Terms?!

Question 1

"THE FLAMES DANCED ACROSS THE LOG" is an example of...

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personification

Question 2

"THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE" is an example of...

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assonance

Question 3

A long speech in which a character is thinking aloud to reveal his/her thoughts to the audience

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Sililoquy

Question 4

"SHE WAS AS QUIET AS A MOUSE" is an example of a...

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simile

Question 5

What is said is the opposite of what the speaker really means

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Verbal Irony

Question 6

"DOUBTING, DREAMING DREAMS NO MORTAL EVER DARED TO DREAM BEFORE" is an example of...

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alliteration

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What appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs greatly from what is actually the case

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Irony

Question 8

The struggle or problem which moves along the action of a story

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conflict

Question 9

Category or style of literature like drama, fiction, non-fiction and poems

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Genre

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"LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER." This is an example of...

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metaphor

Question 11

The main character (good or bad) involved in the conflict which moves the action along

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protagonist

Question 12

Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 13

The character, group, or idea which works against the protagonist

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antagonist

Question 14

When the audience knows something important that the character doesn't know

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Dramatic Irony

Question 15

The following are examples of...

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oxymorons

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Hints or clues in a story about what is to come

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foreshadowing

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The time and place when/where a story takes place

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Setting

Question 18

Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other

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metaphor

Question 19

Giving human characteristics to animals objects or ideas

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Personification

Question 20

Repetition of vowel sounds within words that are close together

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assonance

Question 21

A short phrase or saying which seems to contradict itself

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oxymoron

Question 22

Duplicating words, sounds, or ideas for added emphasis

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Repetition

Question 23

2 or more people speaking in a literary work

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Dialogue

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A word, figure, character, or object which represents or stands for something else

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Symbol

Question 25

The overall emotion or feeling created or brought out by the setting, details, action, or tone

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mood

Question 26

"CLICK", "BUZZ", and "BANG" are all examples of...

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onomatopoeia

Question 27

The author's attitude (directly stated or implied) that is revealed by word choice and details

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tone

Question 28

A long speech made by one character to other characters or a crowd

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Monologue

Question 29

Words that sound like what they describe

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Onomatopoeia

Question 30

When what happens is the opposite of what was expected in that context

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Situational Irony

Question 31

This picture is an example of...

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Irony

Question 32

Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

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hyperbole

Question 33

"I HAVE A TON OF HOMEWORK" IS AN EXAMPLE OF...

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hyperbole

Question 34

An author refers to a subject (place, event, or literary work) by using a passing reference.

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Allusion

Question 35

Repetition of beginning sounds of words that are near each other

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alliteration

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description in a literary work which appeals to the senses (sight, smell, sound, taste, touch)

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imagery

Question 37

The repetition of consonant sounds within words that are near each other

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Consonance

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