Literary Terms

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10th Grade
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Meg Hart
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Word Choice
Imagery
Diction
Denotation
Connotation
Tags
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The dictionary definition for a word
Denotation
Connotation
Theme
Diction
Tags
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The attitude the WRITER takes toward a work
Diction
Theme
Imagery
Tone
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Language that appeals to the senses- it can be tactile, visual, olfactory, auditory, or gustatory
Motif
Theme
Imagery
Tone
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.L.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
an idea or feeling or association that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning
Denotation
Conflict
Theme
Connotation
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the author shows the reader something about the character through the character's actions, things the character says, or things other characters say
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Theme
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the author explicitly states what a character is like
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Theme
Conflict
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
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