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Literary Terms

Authored by Kelly Oliver

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Literary Terms
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1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The (a)   is what the story is mostly about.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed is the...

plot

exposition

resolution

setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The main part of the story where the complications arise is the...

suspense

rising action

plot

climax

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A common saying with a meaning that is completely different from its dictionary meaning.

Idiom

Metaphor

Simile

Slang

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A direct comparison of two things

Idiom

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The time and place of a story is...

exposition

plot

rising action

setting

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A comparison of two things using the words "as" or "like."

Simile

Metaphor

Idiom

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

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