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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.

allusion

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

anecdote

repetition of the beginning consonant sounds close together

alliteration

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

author's craft

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

antagonist

a character who goes against the main character causing a conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

connection

the turning point; turns the conflict to a resolution

author's purpose

the problem that must be overcome

characterization

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

conflict

the reason the author wrote a text

climax

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

imagery

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

hyperbole

categories used to group different types of literary texts

idiom

using evidence to come to a conclusion within a text

genre

exaggeration; saying more than is actually true

inference

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

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

line

a comparison between two unlike things where one thing is another

onomatopoeia

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

internal rhyme

words that imitate an actual sound

irony

rhyming that occurs within a line of poetry

metaphor

a single line of text in a poem

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

simile

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

metaphor

a comparison between two unlike things

mood

the feeling the reader gets from reading a text

setting

the attitude of the author in the text

tone

a comparison between two unlike things where one thing is another

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

plot

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

theme

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

voice

the author's style in getting the message across

stanza

a group of lines in a poem

symbol

conflict begins to affect the characters especially the protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

rhythm

a word or phrase is repeated in a text for emphasis

resolution

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

point of view

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

rhyme

the perspective from which the text is written

repetition

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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