Literary Terms Review Group 1

What is personification

• when we learn personal information about the lead character so we can relate to them

• when a reader learns about the author of a book

• when the main character is introduced to the audience in a novel

• When a non human is given human qualities

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Sarcasm is what type of Irony?

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Every Day Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is symbolism?

• use of loud noises to gain attention

• use of an object or idea to represent another object or idea

• when people feel sympathy for a character in a novel

• when two similar things are brought together in a story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Hyperbole is

• when characters rush into a situation without thinking

• when two people argue about what they should do

• when characters are flat and uninteresting

• when something is overexaggerated for effect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

An idiom is

• a character who is there for comic relief

• a phrase that has a figurative meaning that is different from its literal meaning

• a phrase that is very complex and rare

• a character who is the opposite of the main character

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is a euphamism?

• A phrase that is meant to identify a character trait

• a phrase that refers to a famous person

• a phrase that mispronounces a word

• a phrase that uses less harsh words to convey an idea

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What type of irony is Historical Irony?

• Common Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is dramatic irony?

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Assonance is the repetition of what sound in a series of words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A cliche is

• a phrase that is overused and loses its meaning as a result

• a phrase that compares two things

• a phrase that identifies a group

• a phrase that makes a situation clear

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3