Literary Terms - Exam Review

The choices the author makes in how they describe their characters

• characterization

• conflict

• author's purpose

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

A problem that occurs within the heart or mind of a character

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• imply

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

A problem between a character and an outside force

• external conflict

• internal conflict

• figurative language

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Language that is used in a non-literal way

• figurative language

• metaphor

• objective

• infer

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

When the author gives us clues about what is to come

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

• simile

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

An extreme exaggeration

• hyperbole

• personification

• symbol

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

descriptive writing that heavily uses the five senses

• imagery

• characterization

• theme

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

to hint at or suggest something

• imply

• dialogue

• subjective

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

• irony

• foreshadowing

• setting

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

A comparison, where one thing becomes another, without the use of like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4