Literature Terms Quiz 1 (13 MCQs)

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1. A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science or pop culture is called what?
2. This type of language makes comparisons between seemingly unlike things.
3. This is a type of narrator who is all-knowing and all-seeing.
4. The character who fights against the protagonist in a story is called the
5. This type of conflict is one a character experiences within himself
6. This is the first part of a story where the setting and characters are introduced.
7. This type of writing or language helps us see the story; it gives us mental pictures of the sights, sounds, and smells in a story.
8. This is a type of literature where realistic events and magical or unreal events mix to create a believable story.
9. This type of story is a traditional story from a certain culture which tries to explain a belief, a ritual, or a mysterious phenomenon.
10. The conversations or talk between characters is called what?
11. This is the highest point of suspense in a story.
12. This type of metaphor talks about nonhuman things as it it were human.
13. This is a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself.