Question

literary terms practice

directions: match the literary term on the left to the example on the right.

1. simile
2. conflict
3. metaphor
4. character
5. irony
6. moral
7. personification
8. setting
9. symbol

a. hazel lancaster shares her experiences in the novel the fault in our stars by john green.
b. the parking lot was a lake after the rainstorm.
c. the story about the boy who cried wolf teaches the importance of telling the truth.
d. a christmas carol by charles dickens takes place in the mid-1800s in london, england.
e. the wind howled outside my window.
f. a white dove represents peace.
g. the lake was as smooth as glass.
h. the rival teams played against each other each year in the regional semifinals.
i. lola raced to get to school on time only to find out when she arrived that it was saturday.

Explanation:

Define the literary terms

We analyze the definitions of the nine literary terms on the left:

1. Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as".
2. Conflict: A struggle between opposing forces.
3. Metaphor: A direct comparison without using "like" or "as".
4. Character: A person or figure in a literary work.
5. Irony: A contrast between expectation and reality.
6. Moral: A lesson taught by a story.
7. Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.
8. Setting: The time and place of a story.
9. Symbol: An object representing a larger idea.

Match each example to its term

We analyze each example on the right to find its matching term:

• A: "Hazel Lancaster shares her experiences..." refers to a Character (4).
• B: "The parking lot was a lake..." is a direct comparison, which is a Metaphor (3).
• C: "...teaches the importance of telling the truth" is a Moral (6).
• D: "...takes place in the mid-1800s in London, England" describes the Setting (8).
• E: "The wind howled..." gives human action to wind, which is Personification (7).
• F: "A white dove represents peace" uses a Symbol (9).
• G: "The lake was as smooth as glass" uses "as" for comparison, which is a Simile (1).
• H: "The rival teams played against each other..." represents a struggle, which is a Conflict (2).
• I: "Lola raced... only to find out... it was Saturday" is a situational contrast, which is Irony (5).

Answer:

No.	Literary Term	Matching Example
2	Conflict	H. The rival teams played against each other each year in the regional semifinals.
3	Metaphor	B. The parking lot was a lake after the rainstorm.
4	Character	A. Hazel Lancaster shares her experiences in the novel The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.
5	Irony	I. Lola raced to get to school on time only to find out when she arrived that it was Saturday.
6	Moral	C. The story about the boy who cried wolf teaches the importance of telling the truth.
7	Personification	E. The wind howled outside my window.
8	Setting	D. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens takes place in the mid-1800s in London, England.
9	Symbol	F. A white dove represents peace.