Literary Terms

The repetition of beginning sounds in a group of words is known as

• allusion
• theme
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The type of literary work, such as fiction, mystery, poetry, fantasy, etc...

• allusion
• genre
• irony
• symbolism

What is conversation between characters in a story?

• dialogue
• point of view
• dialect
• imagery

What are the things an author does to develop the characters in a story?

• characterization
• setting
• plot
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the turning point that has the most emotion/action in a story?

• climax
• satire
• imagery
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the writer's choice of how the narrator will tell the story?

• characterization
• style
• point of view
• fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

These are words that sound like the noises they represent.

• onomatopoeia
• theme
• understatement
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a fight or struggle in a story?

• mood
• tone
• conflict
• style

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is giving nonhuman things human characteristics?

• personification
• characterization
• dialogue
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a comparison that uses "like" or "as"?

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D