Literary Terms Pre-Test

Front

The feelings that a writer creates for the reader is known as

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

Genre

Back

a category in which a work of literature is classified.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

A(n)______________________ is a point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect.

Back

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain affects is known as:
- drama
- poetry
- novel
- diary

Back

poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Front

The ideas and feelings associated with the words is called a(n)

Back

connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

The way a writer creates and develops character is known as

Back

characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the readers? Options: Genre, Poem, Theme, Symbol

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

When a writer shares his or her personal experience and observations of significant events or people, it is called a(n)

Back

memoir

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Front

A(n) _________________ is one who tells a story or interprets events in a way that makes readers doubt what he or she is saying.

Back

unreliable narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story is known as

Back

foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5