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Literary Terms
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racemommy
How well did you pay attention in English class? Test your memory with this quiz on basic literary terms.
Question 1:
This is an imaginative comparison between two subjects that are seemingly unrelated.
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euphony
onomatopoeia
metaphor
irony
Question 2:
This literary terms refers to a contrast between expectation and reality or discordance between acts and results.
climax
irony
idiom
conflict
Question 3:
This is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.
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alliteration
motif
allusion
onomatopoeia
Question 4:
This is an exaggerated, far-fetched story that is obviously untrue, but is told as though it should be believed.
aporia
metaphor
tall tale
idiom
Question 5:
This is the point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest.
inversion
climax
conflict
resolution
Question 6:
This is a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as "like", "as", "than", or "resembles".
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simile
metaphor
stanza
symbol
Question 7:
This is the use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning.
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allusion
assonance
onomatopoeia
meter
Question 8:
This is a repeated sound, word, phrase, line or groups of lines.
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climax
dialect
refrain
plot
Question 9:
This is the attitude writers take toward their subject, characters, and audience.
dialect
diction
theme
tone
Question 10:
This is the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot.
exposition
connotation
foreshadowing
flashback
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