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A middle school level quiz of basic literary terms
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Words that imitate the sounds of what they describe are called...
hyperbole
conflict
imagery
onomatopoeia
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The main or central character in a work of literature is the...
theme
antagonist
protagonist
flashback
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An object, setting, event, animal, or person that is itself, but also has another meaning is a
plot
metaphor
flashback
symbol
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What is a simile?
The way an author reveals a character's personality
The feelings a reader gets from the story
The main or central character in the story
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
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Foreshadowing is...
describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
a clue or hint about something that is going to happen later
a struggle between opposing forces
the environment of the story (place, time, location)
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What is alliteration?
When two or more words in a group begin with the same letter
The central or dominating idea
The feelings a reader gets from the story
The sequence of events in a story
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What is conflict?
Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later
Conversation between characters
The way an author reveals a character's personality
A struggle between opposing forces
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When a writer inserts a scene into a story that occurred before the present time, it is a...
point of view
dialogue
symbol
flashback
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What is a theme?
The central idea; the "message"
The sequence of events in a story
A struggle between opposing forces
A comparison using like or as
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What is a metaphor?
A comparison using like or as
The central or dominating idea
Language used to portray sensory experiences using 5 senses
Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect
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What is the plot?
The conversation between characters
The perspective from which a story is told
The sequence of events in a story
The main character
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Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities/emotions:
personification
characterization
alliteration
mood
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What is the means through which an author reveals a character's personality?
Characterization
Personification
Mood
Alliteration
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The perspective from which the story is told is the...
point of view
conflict
setting
mood
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What is dialogue?
The central or dominating idea
The sequence of events in a story
The conversation between characters in a work of literature
When two unlike things are compared using like or as
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The opponent or enemy of the main character is the...
simile
protagonist
antagonist
symbol
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Using language to portray sensory experiences using the five senses is...
personification
imagery
foreshadowing
onomatopoeia
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The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature is the...
theme
symbol
characterization
mood
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Where a story takes place (time period, location, characteristics of surroundings) is its...
Point of View
Setting
Conflict
Mood
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What is hyperbole?
The feelings the reader gets from a story
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
