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Literary Terms

Authored by Madelyn Johnson

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A symbolic device in which characters or events in a story represent or symbolize ideas and concepts.

Allegory

Cliche

Alliteration

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the repetition of an initial consonant sound, often used in poetry

Analogy

Anti-Hero

Anthropomorphism

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a figure of speech where the author refers to a subject matter such as a person, place, event, or literary work in a passing reference. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned

Anagrams

Archetype

Allusion

Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a literary device wherein the writer jumbles up parts of a word(s) to create a new word.

anagram

imagery

connotation

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification

analogy

metaphor

simile

verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a central character who lack conventional heroic qualities, they blur the line between hero and villain

anti-hero

protagonist

antagonist

flat character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a character, group of characters, or institution that opposes the protagonist or main character

antagonist

protagonist

anti-hero

static character

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

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