Literary Terms Diagnostics

Literary Terms Diagnostics

Each term will be used only once, so cross out the words as you go!

1.      The sequence of events in a story __________________.

2.      __________________ is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to an object, an animal or an idea.

3.      A __________________ is a figure of speech in which two things are compared with the use of "like" or "as." Example: "On the football team, the defensive line was as solid as a concrete wall."

4.      The time and place of the action in a literary work is called the _________________.

5.      The _____________ is the main idea or message in a work of literature. It is a generalization about human beings or about life.

6.      The study of poems, plays, short stories and novels ______________.

7.      _____________ is a group of lines that form a unit in poetry.

8.      A ___________________ is a figure of speech in which two things are compared without the use of "like" or "as." Example: "On the football team, the defensive line was a concrete wall."

9.      A __________________ is the person who relates the story from his or her point of view.

10.  _____________________ are the people (and sometimes animals) who take part in the action of the story.

11.  ______________ is the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates in his work.

12.  ___________________________ is the 'voice' that talks in the poem.

13.  Writing arranged in short lines, usually with a particular rhythm and sometimes with rhymes is called ___________.

14.  A ____________ is a book of fictional writing that tells a story.

15.  _______________ is the struggle between opposing forces, such as two people fighting or the problem in the story.

16.  The ______________ is the most exciting point in a story.

17.  Works to be performed on stage, television or radio _______________.

18.  Novels and stories about imaginary people and events ______________.

19.  Writing or speech that is not in verse but in paragraph form ________________.

20.  A collection of stories or poems by different writers __________________.

21.  The _______________ is the main character in a literary work.

22.  The _______________ is the character or force in conflict (opposes or fights) with the main character in a literary work.

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