Literary Terms Quiz

What is an example of first person?

• The dog sat patiently.

• The cat was running.

• The man was walking.

• I was running.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Check all that are examples of third person.

• The man swam in the pool.

• The bird sat on a power line.

• I am walking my dog.

• The man walked his dog.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is a protagonist?

• The main character in the story.

• A side character.

• The antagonist.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the antagonist?

• A person who opposes or is hostile to someone, or something.

• The main character

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Select all that are similes.

• Watching the movie was like watching grass grow.

• This was as boring as watching paint dry.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

(a)  

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"He's got tons of money." is a hyperbole.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The main event of a play, movie, or book.

(a)  

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is characterization?

• The creation/construction of a fictional character.

• The plot of a show, movie, or book.

• Something a character does.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What are the 4 types of Allusion?

• Mythological

• Religious

• Comedic

• Literary

• Historical

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4