Literary Terms

Analogy is...

• a collection of related works printed as one book
• the study of rectal medicine
• a comparison between two things
• the practice of perfecting your writing 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Alliteration is... 

• when several or many words begin with the same letter or sound
• when the message of the text repeats itself in a different way
• the message of a piece of literature
• the beginning of a story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Author's purpose means... 

• the reason the author chose this title
• the reason the author is alive
•  the reason the author loves to write
• the reason the author wrote this piece

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Characterization means... 

•  the actions the characters take
• the style of the author's voice
• the information the reader can infer about the author's opinions
• any information about the characters 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Climax means... 

• an extreme event in a story
• the reader's favorite passage of a story
•  the culminating event or moment in a story--the "point of no return"
• the end of the rising action in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Foreshadowing means...

• the message of a piece of literature
• the beginning events of a story
• a comparison between two things
• hints and information the author gives about an event before it happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Metaphor means...

• a direct comparison between two things that is also literally applicable B e
• a direct comparison between two things that is NOT literally applicabl
• a comparison between two things that uses the word "like" or "as"
• a comparison between two stories

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Irony means...

• when something is the opposite of typical expectations
• 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife
• something strong, as in made of iron
• sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Inference means... 

• something that the reader prefers
• a conclusion based on opinion 
• something the reader believes will happen
• a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Tone means...

•  the feel of a story
• the attitude of the writer toward his or her subject(s)
• the pitch of a noise
• the personal opinions of the author

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B