Lit Terms List 2 Comprehensive

hubris

• I HATE fish. It tastes so gross.

• I'm so good at catching fish, I can do it one handed with my eyes closed.

• Fish are so cute, I love to watch them swim.

• Fish smell pretty bad, but they're healthy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

idiom (choose all that apply)

• I don't like math class

• your feet stink like rotten meat

• Joe, hit the lights please.

• you are driving me nuts

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

antithesis (choose all that apply)

• "To err is human; to forgive is divine."

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

• "Break a leg"

• "It's still up in the air"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

oxymoron (choose all that apply)

• deafening silence

• small crowd

• pretty ugly

• awfully good

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

paradox (choose all that apply)

• it was my only choice

• the louder you are, the less they hear

• open secrets are bad

• less is more

allusion

• A magician who cuts in half a box that has a person inside without cutting the person

• I wish I could just click my heels and be home.

• She felt like she had a golden ticket.

• His smile is like kryptonite.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

third person limited point of view

• John loves waffles and has a crush on Brenda, but Brenda likes Blake and thinks waffles are disgusting.

• You love waffles and have a crush on Brenda.

• I love waffles and I have a crush on Brenda.

• John loves waffles and has a crush on Brenda.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

third person omniscient point of view

• John loves waffles and has a crush on Brenda, but Brenda likes Blake and thinks waffles are disgusting.

• You love waffles and have a crush on Brenda.

• I love waffles and I have a crush on Brenda.

• John loves waffles and has a crush on Brenda.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

genre

• silly

• includes a dog

• love/romance

• sad

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

character foil

• Hermione and Harry in "Harry Potter"

• George and Lenny in "Of Mice and Men"

• Woody and Buzz in "Toy Story"

• Frodo and Sam in "Lord of the Rings"