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Literary terminology

Authored by Gabriela Diaz

English

9th - 11th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary terminology
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

CONSONANCE 

The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.
The repetition of consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds.
The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM 

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
A pair of words consisting of two  seemingly contradictory terms.
Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

THEME 

The overall emotional feeling of a work.
Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
A pair of words consisting of two  seemingly contradictory terms.
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

ALLITERATION 

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.
The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

REPETITION 

The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
A pair of words consisting of two  seemingly contradictory terms.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

INTERNAL RHYME 

The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
The overall emotional feeling of a work.
The repetition of identical sounds within a line of poetry.
A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

END RHYME 

The overall emotional feeling of a work.
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
A pair of words consisting of two  seemingly contradictory terms.
The repetition of  identical sounds at the ends of lines of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

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