Literary Terms Diagnostic
Literary Terms Diagnostic
Name ___________________________________________ Date __________ Class _____
*This is NOT a TEST. This is used by your teacher to find out how much you know and remember about what you learned in your literature classes. Using the WORD BANK below, fill in the blanks with the word you think is correct. Each TERM in the Word Bank is used only ONCE, so cross out the words as you go.
WORD BANK
Alliteration allusion antagonist climax conflict mood
Denouement first person foreshadowing metaphor setting tone
Onomatopoeia personification protagonist theme symbol plot
Resolution simile third person omniscient
1. The ________________________________________ is the most exciting point in a story.
2. The time & place of the action in a literary work is called the __________________________________.
3. ________________________________ is the struggle between opposing forces, such as two people fighting or the problem in the story.
4. The _______________________________ is any events that occur at or after the ending in a story.
5. _________________________________ is the use of clues that suggest or predict what will occur later in the story.
6. A writer’s attitude his or her subject is called the ______________________________.
7. ________________________________ is the feeling created in the reader by the literary work.
8. The ______________________________ is the central message of a literary work. It is a generalization about human beings or about life.
9. A/an _____________________________________ is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
10. Anything that stands for or represents something else is called a/an ___________________________.
11. _____________________________________ is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. An example is” “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
12. _______________________________________ is the use of words that imitate sounds. Examples are: crash, bang, clang, and crack.
13. The _______________________________ is the main character in a literary work.
14. The ____________________________ is the sequence of events, or what happens in a story or novel.
15. _________________________________ is a type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics. An example is: “Sorrow walked through my door & sat next to me.”
16. A/an ______________________________ 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.
17. A/an ______________________________ 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.”
18. The _________________________________________________ point of view is when a character tells the story, and the reader knows only what this character feels and sees.
19. The ___________________________________________________ point of view is when a voice outside of the literary work tells the story, and the reader can tell what any and/or ALL characters think or feel.
20. ______________________________________ is the character or force in conflict with the main character in a literary work.
21. The __________________________________ occurs after the climax in a story or novel when all the conflicts have been resolved.
Answer Key
1. Climax
2. Setting
3. Conflict
4. Denouement
5. Foreshadowing
6. Tone
7. Mood
8. Theme
9. Allusion
10. Symbol
11. Alliteration
12. Onomatopoeia
13. Protagonist
14. Plot
15. Personification
16. Metaphor
17. Simile
18. First person
19. Third person omniscient
20. Resolution
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