Figurative Language
Which literary device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification
Answer: B. Simile
What does a summary do?
A. Makes an argument
B. Analyzes literary devices
C. Gives the facts and main events
D. Discusses themes
Answer: C. Gives the facts and main events
What is foreshadowing?
A. A flashback to the past
B. A hint about future events
C. Dialogue between characters
D. The story's setting
Answer: B. A hint about future events
What is theme?
A. The setting of a story
B. A life lesson or message
C. The main character
D. The plot
Answer: B. A life lesson or message
Which type of sentence asks a question?
A. Declarative
B. Imperative
C. Interrogative
D. Exclamatory
Answer: C. Interrogative
Which literary device gives human qualities to animals or objects?
A. Imagery
B. Hyperbole
C. Personification
D. Symbolism
Answer: C. Personification
What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
A. To ask a question
B. To state the writer's main claim
C. To summarize the story
D. To list evidence
Answer: B. To state the writer's main claim
What is a flashback?
A. A scene from the future
B. A hint about the future
C. A scene from an earlier time
D. The climax
Answer: C. A scene from an earlier time
Tone is best defined as:
A. The reader's feelings
B. The setting
C. The author's attitude toward the subject
D. The conflict
Answer: C. The author's attitude toward the subject
Which word is a preposition?
A. Quickly
B. Under
C. Happy
D. Jumped
Answer: B. Under
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
A. The baby slept like a log.
B. The wind whispered through the trees.
C. My backpack weighs a ton.
D. Her smile is sunshine.
Answer: D. Her smile is sunshine.
Which is an example of analysis rather than summary?
A. The character moved to a new town.
B. The story takes place during winter.
C. The author uses symbolism to show the character's loneliness.
D. The main character has two friends.
Answer: C. The author uses symbolism to show the character's loneliness.
What is suspense?
A. A character's personality
B. The lesson of the story
C. An uneasy feeling about what will happen next
D. A comparison using like or as
Answer: C. An uneasy feeling about what will happen next
Mood is:
A. The author's attitude
B. The emotions a reader feels while reading
C. The lesson of the story
D. The narrator's point of view
Answer: B. The emotions a reader feels while reading
Which sentence contains a linking verb?
A. The dog barked loudly.
B. Sarah ran quickly.
C. The soup tastes delicious.
D. We climbed the mountain.
Answer: C. The soup tastes delicious.
Which example contains an allusion?
A. The thunder growled angrily.
B. She was as busy as a bee.
C. He acts like Romeo around girls.
D. The popcorn exploded like fireworks.
Answer: C. He acts like Romeo around girls.
Which item is NOT a strong component of a literary analysis essay?
A. Relevant text evidence
B. Thesis statement
C. Counterclaim
D. Random opinion without evidence
Answer: D. Random opinion without evidence
Why do authors use character dialogue?
A. To make the page longer
B. To reveal traits and relationships between characters
C. To explain symbolism only
D. To describe the setting
Answer: B. To reveal traits and relationships between characters
According to symbolism notes, the color purple often symbolizes:
A. Jealousy and envy
B. Luxury, royalty, and ambition
C. Danger and blood
D. Innocence and purity
Answer: B. Luxury, royalty, and ambition
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?
"Stephanie spoke to Jennifer and _____ about it."
A. I
B. Me
C. We
D. They
Answer: B. Me
Which sentence contains BOTH imagery and personification?
A. The stars winked across the velvet sky.
B. She ran quickly across the field.
C. The test was difficult.
D. I am hungry enough to eat a horse.
Answer: A. The stars winked across the velvet sky.
Which thesis statement is the strongest?
A. The author uses craft to reveal themes.
B. Is symbolism important in stories?
C. In this essay I will discuss the story.
D. The author uses sensory details and word choice to reveal how jealousy can lead to pain.
Answer: D. The author uses sensory details and word choice to reveal how jealousy can lead to pain.
A chapter ends with the hero hanging from a cliff and readers must wait until the next chapter to learn what happens. Which author's craft is being used?
A. Flashback
B. Foreshadowing
C. Cliffhanger
D. Point of View
Answer: C. Cliffhanger
Which statement is a theme rather than a topic?
A. Family
B. Friendship
C. Family is important, but it is okay to have boundaries.
D. Courage
Answer: C. Family is important, but it is okay to have boundaries.
Which underlined clause is an adjective clause?
A. We left because it was raining.
B. The book that I read was very humorous.
C. We arrived after the game ended.
D. I finished before the bell rang.
Answer: B. The book that I read was very humorous.