Literary Terminology

What part of speech is the underlined word?

We wanted to go to dinner, but we did not have time.

• adjective

• preposition

• conjunction

• interjection

What part of speech is the underlined word?

Mrs. McConville said she was proud because we did all our homework.

• pronoun

• proper noun

• preposition

• conjunction

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What part of speech is the underlined word?

We quietly read our books because we are perfect students.

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What part of speech is the underlined word?

We swam because it was 90 degrees outside.

• adjective

• verb

• noun

• adverb

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

The main character, often the "good guy" in literature.

• antagonist

• narrator

• author

• protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

The type of irony that is sarcastic; when something unexpected is said

• situational

• dramatic

• verbal

• unexpected

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

An extreme exaggeration

• idiom

• hyperbole

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

When readers get a glimpse into events that will happen in the future

• flashback

• irony

• foreshadow

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

"My English teacher is a rockstar" is an example of:

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

A historic reference to a person, place, event, piece of literature, etc

• allusion

• annotation

• diction

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A