Unit 2 Analyzing Literature

Historical context..

• deals with events that happened in the past and how they affect stories.
• describes where people are from and how they interact with each other.
• deals with peoples ideas and beliefs about the world and how people should live in it.

What device assigns human qualities to a non-living thing?

• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which literary device is an extreme exaggeration? 

• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Which statement best describes how figurative language contributes to the tone of the text?

"The summer sun was like a warm blanket on Sheila’s skin."

• The simile comparing the sun to a warm blanket creates a comforting tone.

• The simile comparing the sun to a warm blanket creates a fearful tone.

• The simile comparing Sheila’s skin to a warm blanket creates a happy tone.

• The simile comparing the sun to Sheila’s skin creates an anxious tone.

A story that has been made up and has made up characters

• Fantasy

• Non Fiction

• Fiction

• Folktale

Verse and rhythmic writing that creates an emotional response

• Poetry

• Mystery

• Biography

• Fable

The story of a real person's life written by that person

• Biography

• Autobiography

• Non fiction

• Fiction

The story of a real person's life written by another person

• Non Fiction

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Realistic Fiction

Which word in the sentence is most clearly used connotatively?

Marley's dog is a sweet animal, but Dom's cat is a snarling beast.

• dog

• animal

• cat

• beast

Which has the more positive connotation?

• stubborn

• strong-willed