Big Fat Quiz of Literature

Which of the following definitions BEST defines myths?

• Stories people told through spoken word

• Old stories told to scare people

• Any stories about monsters, witches, or ghosts

• Traditional stories used to explain / teach about the world

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CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

Myths are...

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

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CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic?

• A long journey

• An epic hero

• Overcoming trials

• Ending with a climatic battle

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Epics originated from...

• British Poetry

• Greek Mythology

• Eastern Asia Ghost Tales

• America Folktales

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Alliteration could best be defined as...

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• The repetition of a word/phrase

• The repetition of a rhyme/meter

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The overarching structure of the poem is the...

• Meter

• Rhyme

• Form

• Conceit

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"It's raining cats and dogs"

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Paradox

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Hyperbole is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• a comparison of two dissimilar things without using like/as

• a comparison of two dissimilar things using like/as

• two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A metaphor...

• must use like/as

• does not use like/as

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

A simile...

• must use like/as

• does not use like/as

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9