Literary Terms/Devices
A struggle or problem in a story is called __________.
Conflict
Identify the subject in the sentence: The tired students worked quietly.
Students
Which part of the plot introduces characters, setting, and background information?
Exposition
The author writes, “Jake was lazy.” This is an example of which type of characterization?
Direct Characterization
The first known work of English literature and an epic poem.
Beowulf
“I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.” This sentence is an example of which literary device?
Hyperbole
Identify the predicate in the sentence:
The tired students worked quietly.
worked quietly.
A problem that pushes the story forward is known as the __________.
Conflict
A character slams a door and refuses to speak. This is an example of what type of characterization?
Indirect Characterization
The author of Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
When a broken watch in a story represents lost time or missed chances, this is an example of what?
Symbolism
Which sentence is compound?
A) I finished my work.
B) I finished my work, and I went home.
C) Because I finished my work, I went home.
B) I finished my work, and I went home.
The moment when the main character must make a major decision is usually the __________.
Climax
A story uses exaggeration and a political cartoon to make fun of unfair laws. What type of writing is this?
Satire
A good person of high rank whose fatal flaw leads to downfall.
Tragic Hero
“The classroom was a zoo.” Identify the type of figurative language used.
Metaphor
Which word creates a dependent clause in this sentence?
Because the bus was late, the student missed class.
because
The author hints early that something bad will happen later. What plot device is this?
Foreshadowing
The satirical essay that suggests the rich eat children to solve poverty.
What is Macbeth’s fatal flaw?
A reader expects the hero to survive, but the hero dies at the end. This is an example of what literary device?
Irony
Identify the sentence type:
After the bell rang, the students packed up their bags.
Complex Students
A story ends by explaining what happens to the characters after the conflict is solved. Which plot element is this?
Resolution
Which statement best represents a theme?
A) Friendship
B) Friends help each other through difficult times
C) Friends
B) Friends help each other through difficult times
The first and also the final stage of the Hero’s Journey where the hero returns home changed.
Ordinary World