Literary Terms – Review
Part A: Matching
Match the literary term to the correct definition. You may only use each word once.
1. Conflict
___ the most exciting part of the plot
2. Oxymoron
___ main character or hero
3. Plot
___ character reveals past events to reader
4. Symbol
___ a main idea or lesson presented in a story.
5. Theme
___ an object that represents something else
6. Protagonist
___ creating pictures through words
7. Imagery
___ gives human qualities to inanimate objects
8. Climax
___ character that works to contrast protagonist
9. Metaphor
___ series of events in a story
10. Personification
___ a pair of contradictory terms
11. Antagonist
___ comparison without using like or as
12. Setting
___ opposition or problem in a story
13. Flashback
___ time and place of a story
14. Foreshadow
___ a hint of what is to come in a story
15. Dramatic Irony
___ audience knows more than the characters
Fill in the Blanks
Write the correct response to each question in the space provided, using the word bank. You may only
use each word once.
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The sun smiled on us all day long. _____________
I told Henry a million times that he was working today. ______________
The red ball rolled across the green table. _________________
It was a dark and stormy night. ________________
“A lion represents strength and bravery” is an example of _______________
This is the central type of conflict in disaster movies. ______________
He has the strength of Hercules. _______________
Word Bank:
Personification
Hyperbole
Person vs Nature
Allusion
Symbolism
Imagery
Mood
Plot Graph-Draw and label a plot graph in the box below.
Making Connections-Identify a device in each comic. There may be more than one right answer!
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