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Literary Term Study Guide

Authored by Meghan Nield

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 10+ times

Literary Term Study Guide
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

connotation

a word that evokes a feeling or meaning other than its literal definition

the literal dictionary definition

a hint of what is yet to come in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

denotation

the literal dictionary definition

1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person, and 3rd person omniscient

author's word choice

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

foreshadowing

an idea or image that occurs over and over in a text

a hint of what is yet to come in a story

a word that evokes a feeling or meaning other than its literal definition

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

motif

in literature or drama, a scene that takes the narrative back in time

an idea or image that occurs over and over in a text

main events in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Allusion

the literal dictionary definition

an implied or indirect reference in literature that refers to a person, place, or thing and it is assumed the reader is familiar with

the lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader in literature/drama

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

moral

the literal dictionary definition

main events in a story

the lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader in literature/drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Diction

a word that evokes a feeling or meaning other than its literal definition

author's word choice

an idea or image that occurs over and over in a text

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

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