Retest Literary Terms Review

Which of the following does NOT include an example of alliteration?

• I will go to the park after school today.

• Burn the boats, boys!

• He walked woefully in the weary weather.

• Listening to light rain and lying low for the day seemed lovely.

Answer explanation

Alliteration is the same sound of letters close together - usually at the beginning of the words, but it could be in the middle or end.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

He was able to get a high score on the test like he was Michael Jordan shooting baskets

• Satire

• Allusion

• Mood

• Assonance

Answer explanation

Allusion is when the writer refers to something else that we might know about, like another story, a famous person, a historical event, etc.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

In this excerpt from The Masque of the Red Death, Edgar Alllan Poe uses __________ to paint a very clear picture of the color of the seventh room:

The panes here were scarlet --a deep blood red color.

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

Answer explanation

Imagery paints a picture in our mind - remember: a picture is an image.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The choice of words that an author uses in a literary work is known as...

• diction

• text

• stanza

• paragraph

Answer explanation

The words they choose is diction.

Remember - diction reminds you of dictionary... where a bunch of words are!

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What literary technique is a contrast between what is said and what is really meant?

• verbal irony

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

Answer explanation

Verbal irony is when the character says one thing but means something different.

Remember - verbal means they are saying something.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

In The Lion King, we all know that Scar is responsible for Mufasa's death, but Simba believes it is his fault. This is an example of which type of irony:

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Situational

• None

Answer explanation

Dramatic irony is when the reader or audience knows something that the character doesn't know.

Remember - secrets cause drama!

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which figure of speech is demonstrated in the following example?

"My love is a red rose."

• hyperbole

• simile

• pun

• metaphor

Answer explanation

Metaphor is comparing two things without "like" or "as".

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is a simile?

• He is a couch potato.

• Her eyes were diamonds shining in the night.

• He is an early bird to class each day.

• The dinner was as dry as cardboard.

Answer explanation

Simile compares two things using "like" or "as"

Remember - "as" has an "S" in it, like simile

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which is the BEST definition of the word "denotation"?

• the understanding of a word

• the dictionary definition of the word

• the thoughts, feelings, and images associated with a word

• the meaning of a word

Answer explanation

Denotation is the dictionary definition.

Remember - dictionary starts with D. Denotation starts with D.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which one is NOT a type of irony?

• Conceptual

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Verbal

Answer explanation

There are three types of irony:

dramatic

situation

verbal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3