Name
Date
ELA
Period
Literary Elements Quiz
Matching
1. Imagery ______
a. Comparing 2 different things USING “like”
or “as”
2. Irony ______
3. Point of view ______
4. Setting ______
5. Theme ______
6. Tone ______
7. Symbolism ______
b. when the author creates a picture in your
head using the five senses
c. the main idea or central message of the story
d. time and place of action that occur in the
story
e. an author’s uses hints or clues to suggest
something will happen later
8. Conflict ______
9. Foreshadowing ______
10. Flashback ______
11. Simile ______
12. Metaphor ______
f. the difference between what is expected to
happen and really takes place in the story
g. anything that stands for or represents
something else
h. a scene that interrupts the present action to
depict the earlier events
i. when the author uses the narrative to tell the
story using either first person “I” or third
person “he, she, him, her”; 1st, 2nd, 3rd
limited, 3rd omniscient
j. the author’s attitude towards his/ her
audience and subject
k. Comparing 2 different things WITHOUT
USING “like” or “as”
l. struggle between opposing forces (Man v.
Man; Man v. Self; Man V. Nature; Man V.
Society)
Multiple Choice
13. Which literary element is the following image an example of?
a. Foreshadowing
b. Symbolism
c. Imagery
d. Conflict
14. The following excerpt from, “A Hard Lesson” by Michelle Stimpson is an example of which literary
element?
“The long, lean hand looked like one a prince might have kissed in a fairy tale. It was perfectly
still. Donna tried to scream, but no sound came out. She put her hands over her mouth as she
climbed the stairs. Finally, when she was in full view of her mother’s body surrounded by a
puddle of deep crimson blood, the scream escaped.”
a. Tone
b. Theme
c. Flashback
d. Imagery
15. The following is an example of which literary element from the short story, “Outsider”?
You need to love and accept yourself before others can love and accept you.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Theme
d. Imagery
16. Donna’s mom, Kelly Westin dying at the end of the short story, “A Hard Lesson” is an example of
which literary element?
a. Irony
b. Foreshadowing
c. Flashback
d. Theme
17. “My love is an ocean”: This statement is an example of which literary element?
a. Simile
b. Theme
c. Conflict
d. Metaphor
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18. Please write one sentence from the 3 person point of view.
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19. Please write the name of a Disney movie and identify the theme of said movie.
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20. Please write an example of symbolism on the lines below.
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