Literary Technique Review

Which is not an example of figurative language?

• The sky misses the sun at night.

• I've told you a million times to do your homework!

• She ran like a cheetah.

• Effective writing is often paired with research.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Symbolism can be defined as...

• Anything that isn't literal.

• A person, place, or thing that stands for a broader idea.

• An event in a story that gives a hint about what will happen later on.

• A very important object.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a theme?

• A message about a universal human experience.

• A symbol.

• Something that occurs repeatedly in a story.

• The events of a plot.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Character, setting, conflict, and plot are...

• Not related at all.

• Related because they are all story elements and help the reader recognize the theme.

• Related because they are all story elements but they generally don't affect each other.

• Only related when the characters and the conflict come together.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is an example of HYPERBOLE?

• She was as quiet as a mouse.

• She was a mouse.

• She was the quietest person in the whole world!

• She was kind of quiet.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the definition of MOOD?

• The feeling of a story.

• Words that sound like what they mean.

• A repetition of the initial consonant sound of words.

• A conversation between two or more characters.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the definition of PERSONIFICATION?

• Giving human qualities to an object.

• Giving human qualities to an animal.

• Giving human qualities to an idea.

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of these is an example of a SIMILE?

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Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

These are all examples of...

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What word below defines descriptive words that appeal to the senses?

• Dialogue

• Alliteration

• Dialect

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4