Practice Quizizz

What is symbolism?

• The use of an object, person, situation, or word to represent something else (an idea) in literature

• Any story that attempts to explain how the world was created

• An actor's speech, directed to the audience, that is not supposed to be heard by other actors

• A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds

What is a hyperbole?

• A an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

• A comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as

• An exaggeration to make a specific point or add emphasis

• A story element such as an idea or character-type that reoccurs in stories and symbolizes something universal.

What is a similie?

• A an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

• A comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as

• An entire story, book or poem with symbolism that continues throughout the literary piece

• A comparison between two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as

What is a metaphor?

• A an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

• A comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as

• An entire story, book or poem with symbolism that continues throughout the literary piece

• A comparison between two unlike things without using the words 'like' or 'as

What is personification?

• A an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work

• Applying human attributes to something that isn't alive or human.

• An exaggeration to make a specific point or add emphasis

• A story element such as an idea or character-type that reoccurs in stories and symbolizes something universal.

The theme is a common idea or observation that the reader can relate to.

• True

• False

The theme could be a moral or life lesson.

• True

• False

The theme is the same as the subject of a work of literature.

• True

• False

Sometimes the reader must infer the theme based on the theme topics and events in the plot.

• True

• False

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story