1. A figure of speech that compares or equates two or more things that have something in common. It does not use like or as. A. SIMILE B. METAPHOR C. RHYTHM D. IRONY 1

2. The sequence of events in a narrative story. A. SETTING B. METAPHOR C. PLOT D. IRONY 2

3. ______is a contrast between appearance and reality. It usually occurs when what is said or what happens is the opposite of what is expected. A. SIMILE B. METAPHOR C. PLOT D. IRONY 3

4. The time & place in which the events of a story, novel, or play occur. It often helps create the mood. A. IRONY B. CHARACTER C. PLOT D. SETTING 4

5. ______ is the author’s use of clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot. It helps build suspense. A. SYMBOL B. FLASHBACK C. FORESHADOWING D. SETTING 5

6. The struggle between opposing forces in a story or play is ________. A. CLIMAX B. FLASHBACK C. EXPOSITION D. CONFLICT 6

7. A ______ is an object, person, place, or experience that represents something else, usually something abstract. A. CLIMAX B. SYMBOL C. ANTAGONIST D. CONFLICT 7

8. The point of the greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative-usually a turning point in the action. The point of the greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the plot of a narrative-usually a turning point in the action. A. CLIMAX B. SYMBOL C. ANTAGONIST D. CONFLICT 8

9. _____is a figure of speech using like or as to compare seemingly unlike things. A. SIMILE B. SYMBOL C. METAPHOR D. CONFLICT 9

10. The _____ is the main idea or message of a literary work. A. THEME B. TITLE C. MOOD D. CONFLICT 10

11. A feeling of excitement, curiosity, or expectation about what will happen in a story. A. THEME B. SIMILE C. MOOD D. SUSPENSE 11

12. The techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character. A. CHARACTERIZATION B. ALLUSION C. MOOD D. SUSPENSE 12

13. An interruption of the chronological (time) order to present something that occurred before the beginning of the story. A. CHARACTERIZATION B. FORESHADOWING C. FLASHBACK D. SUSPENSE 13

14. _____is the feeling that a piece of literature is intended to create in a reader. A. TONE B. FORESHADOWING C. MOOD D. SUSPENSE 14

15. The conversation that characters have with one another is known as _______. A. DICTION B. POINT OF VIEW C. DIALOGUE D. SUSPENSE 15

16. _______ is the perspective from which the story is told. A. DICTION B. POINT OF VIEW C. DIALOGUE D. SUSPENSE 16

17. _______ is the main character, usually the hero, around which the action of the story revolves. A. PLOT B. PROTAGONIST C. ANTAGONIST D. DENOUEMENT 17

18. _______ is the character which is in conflict with or causes problems for the main character or hero. A. PLOT B. PROTAGONIST C. ANTAGONIST D. DENOUEMENT 18

19. _______ is literature that is based on true facts. A. DRAMA B. POETRY C. FICTION D. NON-FICTION 19

20. _______ is literature that is based on imagination, not facts. A. DRAMA B. POETRY C. FICTION D. NON-FICTION 20

21. The point in the story that the problems or conflicts are solved and the action comes to a satisfying end. A. EXPOSITION B. CLIMAX C. RESOLUTION (DENOUEMENT) D. SETTING 21

22. The point in the story that provides the background information to introduce the reader to the story. A. EXPOSITION B. CLIMAX C. RESOLUTION (DENOUEMENT) D. SETTING 22

23. _____is a reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, music, art, or history. A. THEME B. ALLUSION C. ILLUSION D. POINT OF VIEW 23