Literary Terms

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Amanda Escheman
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture.
Mood
Theme
Personification
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
Theme
Symbolism
Connotation
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.
Mood
Symbolism
Diction
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.8.5
CCSS.L.4.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The giving of human qualities to an animal or object.
Hyperbole
Simile
Euphemism
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison between two things that have something in common without using like or as.
Simile
Diction
Idiom
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.4.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Words and phrases that appeal to readers five senses.
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Conflict
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison of two things that have some quality in common; includes like or as.
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Theme
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
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