Literary Terms

5 Written Questions

1. the struggle between opposing characters or forces (the problem)
2. the pattern or beat of a poem
3. a device in literature in which one object, person, or place represents or stands for something else
4. this can be read in one sitting
5. an expression that is unique to a certain language and has developed its meaning over time

5 Matching Questions

1. dynamic character
2. personification
3. synonym
4. novel
5. internal conflict

1. a a conflict that occurs within a character's mind such as a decision that has to be made or a problem with one's self-confidence,etc.
2. b A character that changes significantly throughout the story [they are different at the end than they were in the beginning
3. c a work of fiction that is longer and more complex than a short story
4. d a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word
5. e Giving human qualities to something that is not human

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the combination of two contradicting (opposite) terms
   1. mood
   2. oxymoron
   3. fiction
   4. opinion
2. a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
   1. motive
   2. mood
   3. simile
   4. imagery
3. a category used to classify literary works (i.e. science fiction, mystery, etc.)
   1. genre
   2. rhyme
   3. tone
   4. theme
4. a word that is the opposite of another word
   1. tone
   2. novel
   3. antonym
   4. idiom
5. the narrator is not involved in the story
   1. first person point of view
   2. third person point of view
   3. internal conflict
   4. personification

5 True/False Questions

1. biography → a story of a person's life written by someone else

   True        False

2. exposition → the very first part of the plot in which the background info, setting, characters are introduced and explained

   True        False

3. first person point of view → a conflict that occurs within a character's mind such as a decision that has to be made or a problem with one's self-confidence,etc.

   True        False

4. suffix → a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning

   True        False

5. evaluate → a reading strategy where you examine and judge carefully

   True        False