Literary Terms

"I will go to the west wall"

"While I nodded, nearly napping"

These are both examples of

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The feeling created in a reader

by a literary work is known as ________________.

• Tone

• Mood

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

"Your eyes are as bright as the stars! "

The above is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Your eyes are like stars"

The above is an example of:

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Similie

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The attitude an author takes toward the characters and subject in the story.

• Mood

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"A fluttering forest of feathers"

The above is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Deep into the darkness peering, long I

stood there wondering, fearing"

The tone of this passage is

• hopeful

• fearful

• indifferent

• cheerful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"She has cat eyes"

The above is an example of:

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim’s warmth but finding only the rough canvas of the mattress. She must have had bad dreams and climbed in with our mother. Of course she did. This is the day of the reaping."

What is the mood of the paragraph above?

• Hyper

• Reflective

• Infuriated

• Suspenseful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"It was almost December and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. No. Wrong word. Jonas thought. Frightened meant that deep, sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen. Frightened was the way he had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both times. Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. Then one more time, a moment later, from the opposite direction, the same plane".

What is the mood of the above paragraph?

• Peaceful

• Scared

• Grateful

• Joyful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B