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Literature Terms

Authored by Dakota Stanley

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literature Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The tone of the story is . . .

the main character of a story.

the attitude an author takes toward the topic.

the sequence of events in a story.

when the author hints at future events in a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The theme of a story is . . .

the underlying message about life or human nature.

the category in which a work of literature is classified.

the point of maximum interest in a story.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an allegory?

An extreme exaggeration

The message about life in a story

The main character in a story

A work with a literal and a symbolic meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an allusion?

The specific words an author chooses

A character that is not highly developed

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

A struggle between opposing forces

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an anecdote?

A brief story about an amusing or strange event

The point of maximum interest

The turning point

The first stage of most stories where we meet the characters and learn the setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define flat character.

A character that we know several details about

A character that is not highly developed

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: The reader knows several details and lots of background information about a round character.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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