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Lit Terms

Test your knowledge on different literary genres, techniques, and elements used in various forms of writing such as fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry.

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1
True or false: Poetry is based on real events.
True
False
2
What is dialogue?
A type of poetry
Conversation between characters
A long speech
A dramatic act
3
What is an act?
A form of dialogue
A character's thoughts
A type of pun
Major division in a play
4
What defines non-fiction?
Imaginary stories
Poetic expressions
Dialogue and monologue
Based on real facts
5
What is the purpose of a soliloquy?
To speak to others
Change the scene
Reveal inner thoughts
Create conflict
6
What is dialect?
Imaginary language
Poetic meter
A type of drama
Characteristic way of speaking
7
What does a pun use?
Character traits
Real events
Multiple meanings
Imaginary stories
8
What is a memoir?
A non-fiction account
A character's speech
A type of drama
A poetic form
9
What is a scene?
A poetic form
A long speech
A type of dialogue
Division of an act
10
What helps reveal character traits?
Soliloquy
Monologue
Dialogue
Scene
11
What does poetry use?
Rhythmic language
Only prose
Real events
Dialogue and action
12
Which genre involves conflict and emotion?
Fiction
Non-fiction
Poetry
Drama
13
What is drama intended for?
Writing essays
Creating poetry
Performance
Reading silently
14
What is fiction?
Drama and poetry
Imaginary events and people
Real events and people
Biographies and essays
15
What is a pun?
Imaginary events
Wordplay for humor
Serious dialogue
A type of scene
16
What is a monologue?
Long speech by one character
A scene change
Conversation between characters
A type of poem
17
What does diction affect?
Only the plot
Imaginary events
Character's thoughts
Tone and style
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What is a soliloquy?
Dialogue between friends
Character's thoughts aloud
Speech to other characters
A type of pun

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