Literary Element Quiz

The sentence "As busy as a bee." is an example of...

A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or another work of literature.

"Work today was a nightmare!" is an example of which literary element?

Antagonists are always bad characters.

A rhetorical device that compares two things using “like,” “as,” or “than.”

Descriptive or figurative language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes.

The general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing evokes/creates within the reader.

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that is not true.

The action of placing two contrasting ideas, images, or entities next to each other to highlight their differences.

Romeo from Romeo and Juliet is considered an protagonist.

Tone is communication and is sometimes more than the words being used themseleves.

The leading character, hero, or heroine of a story.

When a character’s goal is hindered by something or someone, and is a key part of a story’s development and interest.

What element is in the following sentence? The man who lived in the last house on the block was old, vicious, and mean.

A thing that stands for or represents something else.

When a tree is used as a symbol, the writer wants to connect the tree to the meaning of life in some way.

A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or another work of literature.

The use of a colors, shapes, numbers, flowers as a "super symbol" is referring to which literary term?

The description of a character’s physical traits, point of view, personality, private thoughts, and actions.

A literary element used by writers/authors to give the reader insight into what will happen next or at some point.

The attitude or feeling a writer/author has towards the subject, characters, or audience of a work.

The sentence "Flowers dancing in the wind." is an example of what literary element?

Comparing good vs. evil is an example of which literary term?

How many types of imagery did we cover in class?

How many types of foreshadowing are we going to see throught the school year in the literature we are going to cover?

The use of words to suggest the opposite of what is expected and is used in literature to create a humorous effect.

The most common forms of conflict are man vs, man, man vs. society, man vs nature, man vs self, & man vs supernatural.

If an author uses "It was a dark and stormy night..." to describe the weather, the author is trying to establish a...

The sentence "Money is the only friend that I can count on." is an example of what literary element?

The theme of novel The Outsiders is struggle.

A character or force that opposes the protagonist, or main character, and creates conflict.

A character, image, or pattern that appears consistently throughout literature and thought.