Am Lit: Lit Terms & examples Final Test review

when several words in a row begin with the same consonant

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work.

• plot

• theme

• tone

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the senses of the reader

• setting

• metaphor

• imagery

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is blank verse?

• rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter

• poetry that is free from the limitations of a regular meter or rhythm

• un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter

• 14 line poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A short or concise saying that observes a general truth.

• Allusion

• Conceit

• Apostrophe

• Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.  --Benjamin Franklin is an example of

• Allusion

• Aphorism

• Alliteration

• Apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A religious speech or instruction in morals

• Clergy

• Priest

• Sermon

• Hymn

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

A comparison that is unusual, unconventional, and/or improbable

• Allusion

• Sermon

• Oratory

• Conceit

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech and indirect reference to a famous something or someone, such as a historical, cultural, literary or political figure or event.

• Allusion

• Sonnet

• Aphorism

• Almanac

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking.

• Personification

• Parallelism

• Almanac

• Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3