Literary Terms Test

Front

Connotation

Back

The feelings and attitudes attached to a word, beyond its literal meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

Satire

Back

Writing that ridicules the faults of individuals or groups in order to improve them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Catharsis

Back

The audience's emotional response to a tragic work, often leading to a sense of relief.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Denotation

Back

The literal or primary meaning of a word, as opposed to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

Assonance

Back

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words to create rhythm or emphasis.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Consonance

Back

The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Hyperbole

Back

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Idiom

Back

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Front

Allusion

Back

An indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4