Literary Analysis and Structure Quiz

Test your knowledge of literary terms, devices, and famous works with this narratology quiz. Explore plot, characters, and themes in literature.

#1

In literature, what is the term for the time and place of a story's events?

Theme
Setting
Plot
Conflict
#2

What is the term for a recurring theme, subject, or idea in a literary work?

Motif
Conflict
Resolution
Climax
#3

What literary term refers to the use of words that imitate the sound they describe?

Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
#4

What is the term for a long speech delivered by a character alone on stage in a play?

Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Chorus
#5

What literary term involves a figure of speech where an idea is expressed through seemingly contradictory terms?

Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Paradox
Irony
#6

Which literary device involves a contradiction between appearance and reality?

Irony
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
#7

What is the term for the emotional atmosphere or mood created by a literary work?

Tone
Style
Theme
Atmosphere
#8

Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Charles Dickens
William Faulkner
William Shakespeare
Jane Austen
#9

Which literary term refers to a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
#10

Who wrote the play 'Hamlet'?

F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
William Shakespeare
Jane Austen
#11

Who is often credited with developing the concept of the 'hero's journey' in literature?

J.K. Rowling
Joseph Campbell
William Shakespeare
Jane Austen
#12

What literary term refers to the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot?

Foreshadowing
Flashback
Symbolism
Allegory
#13

In literature, what is the term for the turning point in a story where the main character's fortunes change?

Climax
Exposition
Resolution
Denouement
#14

Who is the author of the novel '1984'?

George Orwell
Aldous Huxley
Ray Bradbury
J.K. Rowling
#15

In a narrative, what is the term for the point at which the conflict is resolved?

Climax
Exposition
Resolution
Denouement

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