12 Questions
Match the following literary terms with their definitions:
Alliteration = The repetition of initial consonant sounds in adjacent words. Dramatic Irony = When the reader or audience member knows something that a character does not. Enjambment = A pause within a line of poetry, indicated by punctuation. Caesura = When a line of poetry continues onto the next line without any punctuation.
Match the following literary devices with their definitions:
Allusion = The cleansing or purging of emotion in or caused by a literary work. Catharsis = A reference to something outside a text. Connotation = The repetition of vowel sounds in adjacent words. Assonance = The associated feelings or ideas that a particular word evokes.
Match the following literary devices with their definitions:
Closed Form Poetry = Poetry that sticks to predictable patterns and structures. Dynamic Character = A character who contrasts with the protagonist. Foil = A character who undergoes a significant character change throughout a narrative. Epiphany = Sudden realization or discovery of the truth or meaning of things.
Match the following literary devices with their definitions:
Flashback = A character who contrasts with the protagonist. Dramatic Irony = A scene that interrupts the established linear narrative of a text. Foil = When the reader or audience member knows something that a character does not. Enjambment = A scene that interrupts the established linear narrative of a text.
Match the following literary terms with their definitions:
Diction = The author's choice of words. Connotation = The association of feelings or ideas with a particular word. Allusion = The repetition of vowel sounds in adjacent words. Assonance = The author's choice of words to evoke a particular feeling or idea.
Match the following literary devices with their definitions:
Epiphany = A character who undergoes a significant character change throughout a narrative. Dynamic Character = Sudden realization or discovery of the truth or meaning of things. Foil = A scene that interrupts the established linear narrative of a text. Flashback = A character who contrasts with the protagonist.
Match the literary device with its definition:
Hyperbole = The act of contrasting two objects or images side by side and studying the effects of this contrast. Juxtaposition = The use of extravagant exaggeration for a figurative effect. Imagery = A tangible object that represents something intangible or abstract. Symbol = The sensory images contained in or evoked by a text
Match the type of narrator with its characteristic:
1st Person POV = The narrator speaks directly to the reader and gives directions. 2nd Person POV = The narrator is a character in the story and uses 'I' and 'my' language. 3rd Person Limited POV = The narrator is outside of the story and has insight into multiple characters. 3rd Person Omniscient POV = The narrator is outside of the story but has insight into a main character.
Match the literary term with its definition:
Paradox = A statement that must be both true and untrue at the same time. Open Form Poetry = The arrangement of words in a line of poetry or in a sentence of prose. Syntax = A type of poetry that does not follow expected or predictable patterns. In Medias Res = A narrative that starts in the middle of the plot as opposed to its exposition.
Match the literary device with its definition:
Metaphor = A direct comparison between two unlike things using words like 'like', 'as', 'than', or 'resembles'. Simile = A subtle or implied comparison between two unlike things. Personification = The act of giving human qualities to a non-human object, emotion, or entity. Juxtaposition = The voice or persona telling a story.
Match the literary term with its definition:
Situational Irony = A type of narrative that starts in the middle of the plot. In Medias Res = When the expected action is turned on its head and the opposite happens instead. Static Character = A character that remains unchanged throughout the course of a narrative. Setting = The time and place of a story, including historical and cultural background.
Match the literary device with its definition:
Perspective = How a narrator, character, or speaker understands their circumstances, informed by background, personality traits, biases, and relationships. Point of View = A tangible object that represents something intangible or abstract. Symbol = The voice or persona telling a story. Narrator = The way a story is told, including the perspective used.
Test your knowledge of literary devices and poetry terms, including alliteration, allusion, assonance, caesura, catharsis, and more. Identify and understand these crucial concepts in poetry and literature. Learn to analyze and appreciate poetry with confidence!
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