Literary terms

The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work is called the ....

• Plot

• mood

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Pictures, side bars, bold print, graphs, charts, and captions are examples of ...

• text features

• setting

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the ...

• protagonist

• thesis

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The main character is the ...

• protagonist

• setting

• Fable

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

A prediction or hints of what will happen is called ...

• conflict

• Hyperbole

• Foreshadow

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of ...

• simile

• plot

• thesis

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

My cat is a log” is an example of

• protagonist

• Alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Giving non-human objects human characteristics is called ...

• fable

• Personification

• folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory, he/she is using the technique called ...

• foreshadow

• fable

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Bob built a brilliant boat” is an example of ...

• setting

• alliteration

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4