TKaM Practice with Literary Terms- 2022

The following is an example of ____________________.

"I never knew how old Mr. Radley made his living; Jem said he 'borrowed cotton,' a polite term for doing nothing..." (Lee 10).

• pun

• nuance

• euphemism

• irony

Answer explanation

The words "polite term" should give the answer away here.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the following excerpt, which of the following phrase is a euphemism?

"Miss Stephanie said old Mr. Radley said no Radley was going to any asylum, when it was suggested that a season in Tuscaloosa might be helpful to Boo. Boo wasn't crazy; he was high-strung at times" (Lee 12).

• asylum

• high-strung at times

• a season in Tuscaloosa

• might be helpful

Answer explanation

Since the word "asylum" is used here, you can determine that a "season in Tuscaloosa" is a polite way of saying that he needs to spend time in an insane asylum.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Looking back on her life, Scout says this about her father, Atticus: "He liked Maycomb, he was Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people, they knew him..."

The underlined phrase is which TWO literary elements?

• idiom and oxymoron

• idiom and hyperbole

• idiom and onomatopoeia

• idiom and alliteration

Answer explanation

Alliteration is used in this phrase. Since it is a common, often used figure of speech, it is also an idiom.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary element does Calpurnia use at old Mr. Radley's funeral?

"There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into," murmured Calpurnia.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Scout is referring to the Radley house when she makes the following statement. (Remember she is no longer a six-year-old girl. She is looking back on her life and narrating this story as it happened).

"Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom."

• euphemism

• hyperbole

• nuance

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Miss Caroline tells her to tell Atticus to stop teaching her, Scout reflects on when she learned to read. She doesn't remember learning how. She says, "Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." In this statement, what kind of comparison is Scout making between reading and breathing?

• Simile/Reading is just like breathing to her. She doesn't think much about it.

• Metaphor/Reading comes as easily and as naturally to her as breathing.

• Personification/

  Reading and breathing are human acts.

• Hyperbole/She is making an exaggeration about reading and breathing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What figurative language is used in Scout's statement about Calpurnia, and what do we learn about their relationship from this figurative language? "Calpurnia was something else...her hand was as wide as a bed slat and twice as hard..."

• Simile/Calpurnia disciplines Scout by spanking her.

• Metaphor/

  Calpurnia abuses Scout physically.

• Personification/

  The bed slat is being compared to her hand.

• Hyperbole/

  Calpurnia does not spank Scout; it is just an exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

After Jem ran up and touched the Radley house, the three frightened children ran home. When they looked back at the house, Scout states, "The old house was the same, droopy and sick, but as we stared down the street we thought we saw an inside shutter move." Which TWO literary elements are used here?

• Simile and Foreshadowing

• Metaphor and Flashback

• Personification and Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole and Paradox

Answer explanation

The house is described as "droopy and sick," giving it human characteristics. This language helps to set an extremely sad and bleak mood regarding the occupants of the Radley house.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A legend about Boo Radley states, "When people's azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he had breathed on them." This is an example of _____________________.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personifcation

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

This statement is an extreme exaggeration. It obviously cannot be true.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Dill wants to get Boo Radley to come out. Jem says, "It's sort of like making a turtle come out." This is an example of a (an) _________________.

• analogy

• nuance

• euphemism

• understatement

Answer explanation

It is a comparison.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3