English Lit Terms

What is the definition of theme?

• The main idea or underlying message of a literary work
• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• A reference to a person, place, thing, event or idea in history or literature used to suggest an emotion or idea

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the definition of alliteration?

• The author's attitude or feelings towards the subject
• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
• The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is the definition of mood?

• Hints or clues about future events in a story
• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• The author's attitude or feelings towards the subject
• The emotional atmosphere or feeling conveyed in a literary work

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the definition of metaphor?

• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the definition of repetition?

• The emotional atmosphere or feeling conveyed in a literary work
• Hints or clues about future events in a story
• The use of words, phrases, or ideas multiple times for emphasis
• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of anaphora?

• The author's attitude or feelings towards the subject
• Hints or clues about future events in a story
• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is the definition of flashback?

• The emotional atmosphere or feeling conveyed in a literary work
• A scene that interrupts the chronological order of a story to depict an earlier event
• Hints or clues about future events in a story
• The author's attitude or feelings towards the subject

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is the definition of imagery?

• The use of descriptive and sensory language to create a vivid mental picture for the reader
• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• A reference to a person, place, thing, event or idea in history or literature used to suggest an emotion or idea
• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the definition of diction?

• The author's attitude or feelings towards the subject
• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• Hints or clues about future events in a story
• The emotional atmosphere or feeling conveyed in a literary work

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

• The author's choice of words to convey meaning and create an effect
• The contrast between the audience's knowledge and the character's ignorance creates tension and suspense
• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
• A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A