Literary Terms

Literary Terms

10th Grade

21 Qs

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Literary Terms

Literary Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
W.9-10.2D, L.9-10.6, RL.9-10.3

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Meg Hart

Used 25+ times

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21 questions

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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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