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Literary Terms Review

Authored by Sheila McAninch

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Terms Review
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the correct literary term with its meaning.

author's craft

reference to a well-known person, place, object, or work

allusion

repetition of the beginning consonant sounds close together

antagonist

the "tools" or literary devices the author uses in order to develop the text in an interesting, thoughtful way

alliteration

a character who goes against the main character causing a conflict

anecdote

a brief story about a personally known event told to entertain or make a point

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

author's purpose

the reason the author wrote a text

connection

the problem that must be overcome

climax

match something in a story with something you know from outside the story

conflict

how the author reveals the characters' personalities and motivations either directly or indirectly

characterization

the turning point; turns the conflict to a resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

imagery

using evidence to come to a conclusion within a text

idiom

using descriptive words and the five senses to give details about how something looks, sounds, tastes, smells, or feels

inference

an expression whose meaning is different than the actual meaning of words

hyperbole

categories used to group different types of literary texts

genre

exaggeration; saying more than is actually true

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

line

words that imitate an actual sound

irony

rhyming that occurs within a line of poetry

metaphor

a comparison between two unlike things where one thing is another

internal rhyme

a single line of text in a poem

onomatopoeia

when what is stated and what is meant goes against each other

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

metaphor

when and where the story takes place; can contribute to the mood of the story

mood

the attitude of the author in the text

tone

a comparison between two unlike things where one thing is another

simile

the feeling the reader gets from reading a text

setting

a comparison between two unlike things

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

symbol

when a person, place, thing, or event stands for or represents something else

plot

conflict begins to affect the characters especially the protagonist

theme

a group of lines in a poem

voice

the central message, lesson, or overall meaning that the reader can learn from the text

stanza

the author's style in getting the message across

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

repetition

the loose ends of the story are tied up, so the story can end

resolution

the perspective from which the text is written

point of view

a word or phrase is repeated in a text for emphasis

rhyme

a pattern of words with similar sounds at the end of a line of poetry

rhythm

a specific pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

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