Literary Terms Quizzes, Questions & Answers

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Practice quiz for literary terms, AP terms, and figurative language.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 116 | Last updated: Mar 17, 2023

Sample Question
"O brawling love, O loving hate" (Shakespeare) is an example of

Oxymoron

Hyperbole

Simile

Metaphor

This quiz tests knowledge on basic literary terms, including metaphors, similes, motifs, climaxes, epiphanies, and protagonists, crucial for understanding literature.

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 264 | Last updated: Mar 17, 2023

Sample Question
A metaphor is:

The use of human characteristics to describe a non-human

A comparison using like or as

A comparison not using like or as

A repetition of a consonant sound

A recurring theme

Final Exam English 3

A final exam given to 11th grade students. It focuses on the identification and application of literary terms and strategies from the year.

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 2042 | Last updated: Dec 12, 2024

Sample Question
Which of the following best describes First Person Point of View?

The person telling the story is a character in the story.

Pronouns such as I, me and mine are used by a narrator throughout the text.

The story is told by the first person we meet in the story.

Pronouns such as him, her, they and them are used throughout the text.

Literary Terms: Test! Quiz

Explore key literary terms and their meanings in this engaging quiz. Test your understanding of concepts like metaphor, simile, alliteration, and more.

Questions: 14 | Attempts: 186 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
________________is the emotional attitude the author takes towards hir subject.

Mood

Tone

Theme

Symbol

Literary Terms - 7th Grade

Literary Terms - 7th grade

This 7th grade quiz on Literary Terms includes questions on narrative perspectives, characterization, irony, climaxes, static characters, and allusions.

Questions: 17 | Attempts: 4307 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
1. The point of view in which a character in the work that tells the story while experiencing it:

Static character

fourth person

First person

Omniscient

Biographical

A Practice Test On Literary Terms: Quiz

A Practice Test on Literary Terms: Quiz

Practice test on literary terms. Writers are expected to captivate their audience by writing and using different types of literary devices. One of the best ways that people get to analyze most of the terms used by different...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 715 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

Sample Question
An example of _____________ is when Rainsford constructs three traps to hinder Zaroff's pursuit.

Foreshadowing

Rising action

Climax

Resolution

Exposition

Literary Terms Vocabulary Quiz

Test your knowledge of literary terms with this quiz, covering concepts like parody, genre, satire, and more.

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 1138 | Last updated: Aug 7, 2024

Sample Question
A humorous or satirical iimitation of a serious piece of literature or writing

Genre

Paradox

Parody

Satire

Literary Terms And Expression

Literary Terms and Expression

Check out your knowledge of most used Literary terms and Expressions

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 119 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

Sample Question
The parts of a plot, in order, are

Resolution, climax, rising action, exposition, falling action, narrative hook.

Rising action, climax, exposition, narrative hook, falling action, resolution.

Exposition, narrative hook, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

Resolution, exposition, narrative hook, climax, rising action, falling action

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