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Literary Element Vocab Quiz 1

Quiz by Tammy Snider

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    What is a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as?
    simile
    personification
    metaphor
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q2
    What form of figurative language uses extreme exaggeration?
    Haiku
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
    30s
  • Q3
    What is it called when a reader uses the text and background knowledge to draw a conclusion?
    Hyperbole
    Personification
    guessing
    inference
    30s
  • Q4
    Which form of figurative language gives human qualities to nonhuman things?
    irony
    inference
    hyperbole
    personification
    30s
  • Q5
    Which form of irony includes sarcasm and uses words to create an ironic effect?
    verbal ironty
    figurative irony
    dramatic irony
    situational irony
    30s
  • Q6
    What literary element stands for the main character?
    protagonist
    irony
    antagonist
    tomtagonist
    30s
  • Q7
    What literary element stands for the negative force or person working against the main character?
    protagonist
    metaphysicist
    antagonist
    ironicalist
    30s
  • Q8
    What literary term stands for a comparison indicating that something is or was something else and does not use the words like or as?
    metaphor
    irony
    personification
    simile
    30s
  • Q9
    What do we call language that uses words or expressions with meanings different from their literal interpretation?
    figurative language
    dramatic irony
    situational irony
    protagonist
    30s
  • Q10
    What is is called when a speaker intends a meaning that is opposite to the words, actions, or events that actually take place?
    simile
    irony
    metaphor
    inference
    30s
  • Q11
    What term means a situation that occurs and is opposite of what is expected?
    verbal irony
    dramatic irony
    situational irony
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q12
    What type of irony creates suspense and occurs when the reader knows more than the characters in the story?
    inferential irony
    dramatic irony
    situational irony
    verbal irony
    30s

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