Literary Terms
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10th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The emotional feeling and atmosphere in a work of literature, created by descriptions, actions of characters or setting.
conflict
mood
symbol
paradox
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of the initial consonant sound.
Example: Bryant beat Benton at the Salt Bowl.
Motif
Allusion
Alliteration
Theme
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Giving non-human objects human characteristics.
Example: The wind whistled as I walked by.
Personification
Simile
Tone
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect.
Example: She is so strong, she could move a mountain.
Tone
Symbol
Hyperbole
Mood
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using a connective word such as like or as.
Example: She quiet like a mouse.
Tone
Hyperbole
Simile
Conflict
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Language that appears to the senses.
Example: Walking across campus, I could feel the sun beating down on my back and the sweat escaping my pores.
Satire
Imagery
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A direct comparison of two unlike things without using connective words such as like or as.
Example: His voice was a megaphone that sounded across the room.
Simile
Metaphor
Conflict
Mood
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
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