Literary Terms Review

Literary Terms Review

9th - 12th Grade

30 Qs

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Literary Terms Review

Literary Terms Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.3, L.4.5, L.8.5A

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use of a word whose pronunciation suggests its meaning. "Buzz," "Thud," Pop."

Onomatopoeia

Imagery

Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Conscious exaggeration used to heighten effect.

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A thing, event, or person that represents or stands for some idea or event.

Symbolism

Euphemism

Motif

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A less offensive synonym; a word or phrase used in place of a term that might be considered
too direct, harsh, unpleasant, or offensive.

Alliteration

Paradox

Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hints of what is to come later in the story.

Foreshadowing

Tone

Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a situation turns out differently than expected.

Verbal Irony

Situational Irony

Dramatic Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work

author's purpose

mood

motif

personal narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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