HOMS Literary Terms Practice

Multiple Choice

The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject is called ___.

• Tone

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Diction

Multiple Choice

Which literary term refers to descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid mental pictures?

• Imagery

• Diction

• Tone

• Symbolism

Multiple Choice

Which literary term refers to how characters are developed through sparse language, imagery, and actions?

• Imagery

• Characterizaton

• Tone

• Symbolism

Multiple Choice

Which literary term refers to descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid mental pictures?

• Imagery

• Characterizaton

• Tone

• Diction

Multiple Choice

Which literary term refers to the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject (e.g., hopeful, angry, reflective)?

• Imagery

• Characterizaton

• Tone

• Diction

Multiple Choice

Which literary term refers to sn object, person, or event that represents a deeper meaning (e.g., a bird symbolizing freedom)?

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Tone

• Symbolism

Multiple Choice

Which literary term refers to a writer's or speaker's choice of words

• Imagery

• Characterizaton

• Tone

• Diction

Multiple Select

“But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath.”

Which writing tool is Cisneros using in the passage about the house on Mango Street?

• Tone

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Symbolism

Open Ended

How does Cisneros' use of imagery and symbolism shape the reader’s understanding of Esperanza’s home?

Multiple Select

“My mother’s hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles all curly and pretty because she pinned it in pincurls all day, smells like bread.”

Which writing tool is Cisneros using in the passage about the house on Mango Street?

• Tone

• Imagery

• Diction

• Symbolism

Open Ended

How does Cisneros' use of imagery and diction help the reader understand Esperanza's feelings about her mother?

Multiple Select

The boys and girls live in separate worlds. The boys in their universe and we in ours.”

Which writing tool is Cisneros using in the passage about the house on Mango Street?

• Tone

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Symbolism

Open Ended

What does Cisneros' use of tone and repetition reveal about gender roles in Esperanza’s world?

Multiple Choice

“She says she’s the great great grand cousin of the queen of France. She lives upstairs, over there, next door, in the Cathy house.”

Which literary tool is used in the passage about Cathy?

• Characterization

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Symbolism

Multiple Choice

How does Cisneros' use of characterization build our understanding of Cathy as a character?

• Characterization

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Symbolism

Multiple Select

“Until then I am a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor.”

Which literary tool is used in the phrase "a red balloon, a balloon tied to an anchor"?

• Imagery

• Diction

• Tone

• Symbolism

Open Ended

What does the image of the balloon symbolize about Esperanza’s situation?

Multiple Select

Which literary tool is used in the phrase “The junk store is small with just a dirty window for light. He doesn’t turn the lights on unless you have money to buy things.”

• Imagery

• Diction

• Tone

• Symbolism

Open Ended

What does this Cisneros' use of imagery and tone show the reader about Gil and his store?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'Identity' as presented in the lesson?

• A fixed set of characteristics that never change

• A mix of qualities, beliefs, experiences, and relationships that evolve over time

• Only the beliefs a person holds

• The culture a person is born into