Literary Terms review

"Papa's hair, like a broom. Mother's hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles" are examples of

• personification

• voice

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

____ expresses the main idea of a story or novel.

• plot

• theme

• setting

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

____ refers to the author's word choice.

• voice

• dialogue

• thesis

• diction

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

The narrator or author’s ____ is expressed through emotions, attitude, tone and point of view and contributes to tone and mood.

• foreshadowing

• voice

• theme

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Attributing human qualities or abilities to an inanimate object is use of ________.

• personification

• alliteration

• vignette

• narration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

_____ is the author's attitude toward his or her subject.

• tone

• theme

• voice

• diction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

In _____, words that begin with the same sound are placed close together; for example, "the fair foam flew."

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A ____makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another without the use of "like" or "as;" for example, "the words were a knife to my heart."l

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"Darius, who chases girls with firecrackers or a stick that touched a rat..." is an example of

• imagery

• personification

• tone

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5