Language Arts ACT Questions and Answers
Haiku Correct Answer a 3-line, 17-syllable poem usually about nature
Limerick Correct Answer a 5-line poem with a rhythm scheme of AABBA
Concrete Correct Answer poetry placed on the page to create an idea through shape or form
Acrostic Correct Answer a poetry form of short verse constructed so that the initial letters of each
line form a word
Epic Correct Answer a lengthy, narrative poem, which concerns a serious subject containing details
of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation
Narrative Correct Answer a poem that tells a story
Sonnet Correct Answer a 14-line poem written in one of several rhyme schemes
Ballad Correct Answer a song or poem that tells a story in song
Drama Correct Answer Definition: story intended to be performed by actors on stage
Characteristics: script includes dialogue and stage directions
Prose Correct Answer Definition: writing similar to everyday speech
Characteristics: sentences and paragraphs
Novel Correct Answer Definition: a book-length fictional prose narrative
Characteristics: goes in depth and deeply develops plot, characters, setting, and theme
Short Story Correct Answer Definition: a brief fictional narrative in prose
Characteristics: includes plot, characters, setting, point of view, and theme
Poetry Correct Answer Definition: words arranged in metrical pattern, often using rhymed verse in
an imaginative style
, Language Arts ACT Questions and Answers
Characteristics: Emotional, imaginative language
Use of metaphor simile of metaphor, and figurative language
Division into stanzas
May rhyme
May have a regular pattern of meter
Fiction Correct Answer Definition: situations and characters are invented my the author. May be
based on real life
Nonfiction Correct Answer Definition:true stories of actual events or people
Realistic Correct Answer Definition: has characters who take part in activities that can actually
happen Characteristics: everything can happen. Might be based on real life
Fantasy Correct Answer Definition: explores unreal worlds of past, present, or future
Characteristics: contains elements that could not happen in the real world
Biography Correct Answer Definition: person's life story written by another
Characteristics: factual and can be verified
Autobiography Correct Answer Definition: Person's life story written by self
Characteristics: Factual
Informational Correct Answer Definition:Introduces reader to any number of factual topics
Characteristics: no personal opinions and completely factual
Folklore Correct Answer Definition: this is a general term which includes stories, songs, speeches,
sayings, and even jokes
Characteristics: Passed down from generation to generation or passed down from many generations
Science Fiction Correct Answer Definition: imaginative, fictional stories involving actual or projected
scientific phenomena and its affect on humans and aliens
Haiku Correct Answer a 3-line, 17-syllable poem usually about nature
Limerick Correct Answer a 5-line poem with a rhythm scheme of AABBA
Concrete Correct Answer poetry placed on the page to create an idea through shape or form
Acrostic Correct Answer a poetry form of short verse constructed so that the initial letters of each
line form a word
Epic Correct Answer a lengthy, narrative poem, which concerns a serious subject containing details
of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation
Narrative Correct Answer a poem that tells a story
Sonnet Correct Answer a 14-line poem written in one of several rhyme schemes
Ballad Correct Answer a song or poem that tells a story in song
Drama Correct Answer Definition: story intended to be performed by actors on stage
Characteristics: script includes dialogue and stage directions
Prose Correct Answer Definition: writing similar to everyday speech
Characteristics: sentences and paragraphs
Novel Correct Answer Definition: a book-length fictional prose narrative
Characteristics: goes in depth and deeply develops plot, characters, setting, and theme
Short Story Correct Answer Definition: a brief fictional narrative in prose
Characteristics: includes plot, characters, setting, point of view, and theme
Poetry Correct Answer Definition: words arranged in metrical pattern, often using rhymed verse in
an imaginative style
, Language Arts ACT Questions and Answers
Characteristics: Emotional, imaginative language
Use of metaphor simile of metaphor, and figurative language
Division into stanzas
May rhyme
May have a regular pattern of meter
Fiction Correct Answer Definition: situations and characters are invented my the author. May be
based on real life
Nonfiction Correct Answer Definition:true stories of actual events or people
Realistic Correct Answer Definition: has characters who take part in activities that can actually
happen Characteristics: everything can happen. Might be based on real life
Fantasy Correct Answer Definition: explores unreal worlds of past, present, or future
Characteristics: contains elements that could not happen in the real world
Biography Correct Answer Definition: person's life story written by another
Characteristics: factual and can be verified
Autobiography Correct Answer Definition: Person's life story written by self
Characteristics: Factual
Informational Correct Answer Definition:Introduces reader to any number of factual topics
Characteristics: no personal opinions and completely factual
Folklore Correct Answer Definition: this is a general term which includes stories, songs, speeches,
sayings, and even jokes
Characteristics: Passed down from generation to generation or passed down from many generations
Science Fiction Correct Answer Definition: imaginative, fictional stories involving actual or projected
scientific phenomena and its affect on humans and aliens
