
Common Literary Terms
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is theme?
The central idea in a work of literature
The main character in a story
When and where the story takes place
The perspective from which the story is told
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a symbol?
When and where the story takes place
A comparison using like or as
An object that stands for or represents something else
The moral of the story
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a flashback?
A feeling of uncertainty in a literary work
A scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to show what happened at an earlier time
Hints about what will happen later in the story
The sequence of events in a story
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is 1st person point of view?
One of the characters in the story is telling the story
The narrator is not a character but can tell the actions of all the characters and the thoughts of one character
The narrator plays no part in the story but is all knowing
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
One of the characters in the story is telling the story
The narrator is not a character but can tell the actions of all the characters and the thoughts of one character
The narrator plays no part in the story but is all knowing
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?
One of the characters in the story is telling the story
The narrator is not a character but can tell the actions of all the characters and the thoughts of one character
The narrator plays no part in the story but is all knowing
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is author's purpose?
The universal truth in the story
When and where the story takes place
The author's reason for writing
The big idea of the story
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RI. 9-10.6
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.6
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