Literary Terms Diagnostic English I

Question 1 The following sentence is an example of which literary device? The leaves danced in the wind gracefully.

Question 2 The following phrase is an example of which literary device? –Bad Luck

Question 3 What type of conflict includes man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. society?

Question 4 What technique do writers use to create and develop characters?

Question 5 The following song lyric is an example of which literary device? “It’s been a hard days night, and I’ve been working like a dog.” -The Beatles

Question 6 A character in opposition with the main character is also known as what?

Question 7 The ________ is the turning point of the story, which occurs after the reader has understood the conflict and become emotionally involved with the characters.

Question 8 The first stage of a story that introduces the setting and the main characters is known as what?

Question 9 The following sentence is an example of what literary device? –Success is a staircase.

Question 10 ________ consists of descriptive words or phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader often appealing to one of the five senses.

Question 11 The following is an example of what literary device? –A white dove is a bird that represents peace.

Question 12 _______ is the attitude a writer takes toward a subject by communicating with their own feelings.

Question 13 _________ is an attitude or a feeling associated with a word, in contrast to the word’s __________, which is its literal, or dictionary meaning. (There are two different answers to this question)

Question 14 Man vs. self is an example of what type of conflict?

Question 15 ______ is a special kind of contrast between appearance and reality—usually in which reality is the opposite of what it seems.

Question 16 A sequence of events in which a story takes place is known as what literary device?

Question 17 In a literary work, _______ is the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader using descriptive words.

Question 18 The main character involved in the central conflict of the story is also known as what?

Question 19 ________ refers to the method of narration used in a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction.

Question 20 The time and place a story takes place is an example of what literary device?

Question 21 A _______ character is one who undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds. A ______ character is one who is not highly developed. A ______ character is one who remains the same throughout a story. A ______ character is one who is complex and highly developed, having a variety of traits and different sides to his or her personality.

Question 22 In the plot of a story, the _______ follows the climax and shows the results of the important action that happened at the climax.

Question 23 A _______ is like a mask worn by the writer, separating his or her identity from that of the speaker or the narrator.

Question 24 ______ is the final stage in the plot development of a story.

Question 25 ________ is the stage in the plot in which the conflict develops and story events build toward a climax.