10th Grade Lab: Literary Terms

The comparison of one thing to another that does not use "like" or "as."

• simile

• metaphor

• irony

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A fundamental or universal idea explored in literature.

• archetype

• cliche

• theme

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An excessive overstatement or conscience exaggeration

• metaphor

• irony

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A story about the origins of a culture's beliefs and practices, or supernatural phenomena usually derived from an oral tradition

• parody

• legend

• myth

• satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The visual descriptive language in a literary work

• metaphor

• dialogue

• symbolism

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The atmosphere of a text

• symbolism

• irony

• tone

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth.

• myth

• legend

• folktale

• satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

An object, character, figure, or color that is used to represent an abstract idea or concept.

• imagery

• motif

• archetype

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A work that exposes to ridicule the shortcomings of individuals, institutions, or society often to make a political point.

• soliloquy

• prose

• parody

• satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

The perspective that a narrative takes toward the events it describes.

• figure of speech

• point of view

• in medias res

• objective narration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3