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Literary Terms 1

Authored by Laurie Moore

English

5th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Terms 1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An author's attitude toward a topic can also be seen in the text. This is known as the ________ of the text.

genre
tone
denotation
mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes nonfiction?

a. a book with many chapters
b. writing that focuses on one person or main idea
a story with no dialogue or conversations between animals
writing that is based on facts and true things that happened

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When someone writes the story of his own life, this is known as a(n) ___________________.

autobiography
biography
Flashback
Narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Waiting for the bus, I was as cold as a popsicle.
This is an example of a(n) _______________.

allusion
idiom
simile
metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following terms describes when a text means exactly what it says?

Literal Language
Connotation
Oxymoron
Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When words appeal to the five senses, this is _______________.

symbolism
irony
hyperbole
imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

Mini dachshund
Jumbo shrimp
grand piano
mezzo forte

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

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