MT1 Vocabulary Quiz

Which answer matches the following definition:

A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.

• Grammar

• Characterization

• Organizational structure

• Perspective

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

• Connotation

• Figurative Language

• POV

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

• Hyperbole

• Connotation

• Characterization

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

The use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison.

• Metaphor

• Figurative Language

• Denotation

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

An essential characteristic of all works of written and spoken narrative fiction.

• Literary Elements

• Characterization

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it.

• Characterization

• POV

• Author

• Perspective

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

The goal or aim of a piece of writing: to express oneself, to provide information, to persuade, or to create a literary work.

• Literary Elements

• Organizational Structure

• Grammar

• Purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

The narrator's outlook or view on events, characters, and the world.

• Purpose

• Plot

• Perspective

• POV

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

The whole system and structure of a language or of languages in general

• Grammar

• Plot

• Simile

• Pun

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which answer matches the following definition:

The name for the style, purpose, and technique a writer uses to convey ideas.

• Rhetorical Style

• Denotation

• Purpose

• Grammar

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D