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Literary Terms

Quiz by Lindsey Robertson

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21 questions
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  • Q1
    A person, place, or object which has a meaning but also stands for something else
    Symbol
    flashback
    theme
    conflict
    20s
  • Q2
    Storyline
    Conflict
    Genre
    Characters
    Plot
    20s
  • Q3
    the outcome of a story
    Symbolism
    Perspective
    Genre
    Resolution
    20s
  • Q4
    Hints or clues about what's going to happen in the story
    First Person
    Plot
    Flashback
    Foreshadowing
    20s
  • Q5
    This is the thing or person working against the main character in the story
    Dialogue
    Protagonis
    Antagonist
    Perspective
    20s
  • Q6
    The contrast between what is expected and what actually is.
    Plot
    Irony
    Venn Diagram
    Conflict
    20s
  • Q7
    The narrator is a person or figure outside of the story explaining what happens to the characters
    First Person
    Fourth Person
    Third Person
    Second Person
    20s
  • Q8
    The author's attitude toward a subject
    Symbolism
    Mood
    Tone
    Dialogue
    20s
  • Q9
    The main problem in a story
    Conflict
    Flashback
    Plot
    Mood
    20s
  • Q10
    The first part, or introduction, to a story:
    Exposition
    Plot
    Rising Action
    Climax
    20s
  • Q11
    Whose eyes you are looking through...
    Plot
    Perspective
    Exposition
    Foreshadowing
    20s
  • Q12
    Category of literature
    Genre
    Characterization
    Fiction
    Dialogue
    20s
  • Q13
    Going back in time during the narrative...
    Plot
    Foreshadowing
    Flashback
    Theme
    20s
  • Q14
    An attribute that describes a character's personality:
    Perspective
    Character trait
    Dialogue
    Physical trait
    20s
  • Q15
    Spoken conversation in literature:
    Symolism
    Drama
    Antagonist
    Dialogue
    20s

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