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Literary Terms
Test Description: These are the basic literary terms a student should know by the 8th grade.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What do we call the conversation between two or more characters?
A
dialet
B
dialogue
C
irony
D
connotation
2) What do we call the series of related events that make up a story?
A
plot
B
foreshadowing
C
novel
D
myth
3) This is known as the uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what will happen next in a story.
A
motivation
B
symbol
C
theme
D
suspense
4) A story with no known author, that originally was passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth is known as a _______________.
A
etymon
B
folk tale
C
short story
D
novel
5) The overall mood or emotion of a work of literature is known as the __________________.
A
climax
B
conflict
C
description
D
atmosphere
6) Irony is a contrast between expectation and reality. Which of the following is not a common type of irony?
A
flashback
B
dramatic
C
verbal
D
situational
7) A brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to get along in life is called a ________.
A
myth
B
fable
C
drama
D
folk tale
8) A character\'s _______________ is any force that drives or moves the character to behave in a particular way.
A
dialogue
B
conflict
C
motivation
D
dynamics
9) The story of a real person\'s life, written or told by another person is called a ____________________.
A
biography
B
character
C
protagonist
D
autobiography
10) \'...And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain\' -Edgar Allan Poe, from \'The Raven\', shows a type of figurative language called __________________.
A
limerick
B
alliteration
C
metaphor
D
simile
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